The Estate’s name originates from the landscape of the surrounding hills, distinguished by marvellous dry stone walls, built to support terraces of all sizes, on which vines and olive trees groves alternate according to the soil characteristics and that – when seen from a distance – give the impression of a series of stairs climbing the Ruffoli hill slopes.On these terraces and on a large land plot named “IL CARBONAIONE” by local farmers, are situated Sangiovese vines that – we discovered – have been the first vines to be planted in the decade following the end of World War I (1914-1918), following the destruction of most of European vineyards because of Philloxera, towards the end of 1800s. |