We walked along that old vineyard every day. No one had tended to it for a long time, and its destiny seemed clear - inevitable. Therefore, the day we were offered to work on that land, we looked at each other, uncertain of the meaning of that weird joke.

It took us two years to restore it – two years with no harvest, a profusion of unrecoverable vines, and countless broken poles and wires. In those two years we often asked ourselves why we had embarked on such a venture. The answer came with the 2015 vintage, with those roots sunk in the ground like the claws of a bird of prey.

An elegant, vertical and clean Sangiovese, with soft and silky tannins. It was so refined that our instinct told us to take a step back and entrust it with the role of solo player.

That day, if anyone had told us that we would get such a Sangiovese, we probably would have thought that it was a joke.

Cabernet Sauvignon is undoubtedly the international grape variety that more than any other has found a second home in Maremma.

Its shoots, so fragile when blooming, quickly become resistant and tenacious, just like the people of these places. And just like our people, Cabernet Sauvignon is generous in its production of small bunches with a thick skin full of silky and lively tannins. The bunches ripen slowly, hidden by the leaves, while waiting patiently for autumn to begin.

Solo Cabernet offers balsamic hints of eucalyptus and basil, then blackberry, marasca cherry, ripe and sweet fruit, followed by a spicy and complex finish. Pulpy, it slips between the teeth, leaving the mouth tempted to chew it.