The closest to our hearts of all the Tenute Niccolai estates, since it was the first estate purchased by Commendatore Luano Niccolai, founder of Tenute Niccolai.
The modern vinification cellar (production potential 5000 Hl) is surrounded by an oil mill and .... hectares of vineyards planted with Vernaccia, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Vermentino, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah.
Here at what we might call the Tenute Niccolai headquarters, Sabrina Niccolai directly supervises the commercial running of the estate while her husband Mario coordinates the work in the vineyards and cellars with the help of oenologist Gianfrancesco Paoletti.
Production zone: San Gimignano municipal area
Surface area vineyards: ..... Ha Grape varieties: Vernaccia di S. Gimignano, Sangiovese, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Vermentino
Altitude of vineyards: 280 - 320m a.s.l.
White grape vineyards: tufaceous soil, poor in stony material and rich in organic substances
Black grape varieties: medium textured clayey soil with average stony material
Training system: Spurred cordon on first wire
Planting density: 4500-6000 plants per hectare
White grapes: 2.5 Kg
Black grapes: 1.5 Kg