Fanti: one of the historical estates in Montalcino 1800 Since the early XIX century the Estate belongs to the Fanti family who grew grapes and olive trees since then 1970 Filippo B. Fanti take the lead of the Winery 1980 First vintage of Fanti Brunello di Montalcino 2004 Construction of the new cellar 2006 2001 Brunello di Montalcino Fanti was awarded as the 23 wine in the world ranking by Wine Spectator 2007 Elisa Fanti, With her degree in agronomy, starts managing the winery full time by her father s side TODAY After 200 years of experience and supported by a team of highly motivated people with a genuine passion for their jobs, the Fanti Estate has made its brand loved and polular in more than 35 countries in the world 2015 Winery Presentation
The Estate The estate extends over a surface of 750 acres with different cultivations 130 acres cultivated as specialised vineyard : 100 acres of Sangiovese 30 acres other local and international varieties 250 acres of century-old olive groves with 8.500 olive trees of different varieties 250 acres planted to grains and 120 acres are made up of woods 2015 Winery Presentation
In the vineyards: farming practices The grapes used to make the Fanti wines are 100% grown at the estate and sustainably framed NO chemical fertilizers, the green manure is practiced to add organic nutrients to the soil NO herbicides, any kind of infesting weed is mechanically removed NO systemic fungicides and pesticides treatments, the vineyards are checked on a daily base to be able to react immediately if the need arises Careful canopy management, crop thinning and manual harvest 2015 Winery Presentation
In the cellar Once in the cellar, first the handpicked bunches and then the de-stemmed grapes undergo a second manual selection on two different sorting tables Long skin-contact maceration (up to 35days for the Brunello), gentle pumping over cycles in 16 technologically advanced computer-controlled stainless steel vats (115hl) where the grapes from each vineyard are separately vinified Carefully selected french oak barrels of different sizes (225lt Barriques, 500lt. Tonneaux, 3300lt large casks) are used to age the red wines Long bottle ageing in perfect temperature/humidity conditions before releasing each new vintage. 2015 Winery Presentation
THE VINEYARDS
North Area where the Fanti Estate is located West East South
North Vineyards in the North Side of the estate VALLOCCHIO Vineyards in the central part of the estate West East Vineyards in the south part of the estate South
Vineyards in the North Side of the estate Name: Podernovi Area: 8.83.00 Ha Year of implantation: 2003 Soil: medium texture, stony, well-drained Altitude: 420mt a.s.l. Exposure: South / South-west Name: Ribusuoli Area: 2.30.00 Ha Year of implantation : 2005 Soil: medium texture, sandy clay Altitude: 380 mt a.s.l.
Vineyards in the VALLOCCHIO area (The red ones are the ones the Brunello Vallocchio comes from) Name: Colonna Area: 0.58.00 Ha Grape variety: Cab-Sauvignon Year of implantation 2000 Soil: medium texture, stony, well-drained Altitude: 300 mt a.s.l. Name: Sassone Area: 2.00.00 Ha Year of implantation : 1985 Soil: medium texture, schist based soil, well drained Altitude: 250-230 mt a.s.l. Name: Macchiarelle Nuovo Area: 1.20.00 Ha Year of implantation 1989 Soil: medium texture, schist based soil, well drained Altitude: 250 mt a.s.l. Name: Macchiarelle (The Brunello RISERVA comes from this single vineyard) Area: 2.50.00 Ha Year of implantation 1980 Soil: medium texture, schist based soil, well drained Altitude: 250 mt a.s.l. Exposure: South Name: Pianacci Area: 3.20.00 Ha / Trebbiano/ Malvasia Year of implantation : 1993 Soil: medium texture, sandy clay Altitude: 220 mt a.s.l. Exposure: East Name: Bellavista Area: 1.00.00 Ha Year of implantation: 1992 Soil: medium texture, stony, well-drained Altitude: 300 mt a.s.l. Name: Piano 2006 Area: 1.70.00 Ha Year of implantation :2006 Soil: medium texture, sandy clay Altitude: 220 mt a.s.l. Exposure: sud Name: Casabandi Area: 2.70.00 Ha Year of implantation: 1999 Soil: medium texture, sandy clay Altitude: 210 mt a.s.l. Name: Casabandi Area: 1.40.00 Ha Grape variety: Vermentino / Viogner Year of implantation: 2007 Soil: medium texture, sandy caly Altitude:210 m t a.s.l. Name: Terrabianca Area: 4.00.00 Ha Year of implantation: 2014 Soil: medium texture, sandy clay Altitude: 210 m t a.s.l. Exposure: sout-east
Vineyards in the central east side of the estate Name: Poderino Area: 5.40.00 Ha e Merlot Year of implantation : 1999 Soil: sandy clay Altitude: 400 mt a.s.l. Exposure: South-West Name: Crocina Area: 1.40.00 Ha Year of implantation : 2001 Soil: sandy clay Altitude: 380 a.s.l. Exposure: South Name: Sfalto Area: 2.40.00 Ha Year of implantation: 2010 Soil: medium texture, stony Altitude:220 mt a.s.l. Exposure: South-West Name: Fornace Area: 2.30.00 Ha e Merlot Year of implantation : 1998 Soil: Sandy clay Altitude: 350 mt a.s.l. Exposure: South / South-West t Name: Tufaia Area: 1.24.00 Ha Grape variety: Syrah e Merlot Year of implantation : 2000 Soil: primarily Tufa Altitude: 320 mt a.s.l. Exposure: South
Vineyards in the South Side of the estate Castelnuovo dell Abate Name: Porsia Area: 0.75.00 Ha Year of implantation: 2000 Soil: sandy clay Altitude: 150 mt a.s.l. Exposure:south Name: Lunghe Area: 2.60.00 Ha Year of implantation : 1997 Soil: medium texture, sandy clay Altitude: 150 mt a.s.l.