Il Carbonaione from the start

Vittorio Fiore was one of Tuscany’s army of itinerant oenologists but decided to establish his own wine estate. The result was Poggio Scalette half way between Greve and Panzano, bought by Vittorio and his wife Adriana in 1991.

The property had been neglected but it boasted one still-terraced 5-ha vineyard known by the locals as Il Carbonaione. It was planted with particularly venerable Sangiovese di Lamole vines and Vittorio Fiore believes it may be the only Chianti vineyard to have survived the widespread replanting in the mid 20th century in the then common search for high yields and efficiency. Il...