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Child Company de Area 39
Uccelliera is the name of an old homestead laid on the hillslope of Castelnuovo dell’Abate, in the south-eastern side of Montalcino. It was established as a winery in 1986 by Andrea Cortonesi, a person who can be described as “salt of the earth”. He is the only son of a family of sharecroppers and has been working in the vineyards and in all the related activities of the farm since his childhood, when he started helping his father. Both his passion and the mentorship of some of the most respected wine personalities sharpen his skills as a winemaker and entrepreneur so that he eventually acquires the farm with century-old olive trees, pastures and a small vineyard.
Over the years, new parcels have been added to the original ones with the aim to show the terroir of Castelnuovo dell’ Abate in all its complexity taking advantage of vineyards from its lowest to highest elevations. From 150 mt, with calcareous-compact clay soils, to 390 mt with sandstone shist.
Sangiovese is the predominant grape varietal cultivated and used for the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and Rosso di Montalcino DOC making along with a small amount of merlot and cabernet sauvignon for Rapace, Toscana IGT.
Voliero is Andrea’s later project to give expression to sangiovese cultivated in the sub-zone of S. Angelo in Colle, south of Montalcino, at an average elevation of 400 mt.
