Podere Salicutti
Montalcino · Siena (SI)
Established
1990
Francesco Leanza
Yearly production
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estate (Brunello di Montalcino, organic)
Location
Montalcino
Siena (SI) · Toscana
Vineyard area
11 ha
Sangiovese for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino across the Teatro, Sorgente and Piaggione vineyards at 420-500 m on marne-rich soils
Appellations
Brunello di Montalcino DOCGChianti DOCGChianti DOCG sottozona Colli SenesiRosso di Montalcino DOC
History
Podere Salicutti was founded in 1990 by Francesco Leanza, a Sicilian-born chemical engineer who left Rome and bought the 11-hectare estate east of Montalcino. In 1996 it became Montalcino's first certified organic winery, the first allowed to label its Rosso and Brunello 'da agricoltura biologica'.
In 2016 the estate passed to Felix and Sabine Eichbauer of Munich's Tantris restaurant, who deepened its sustainability and are converting it to biodynamics.
The 11 hectares of Sangiovese lie in three adjoining vineyards — Teatro, Sorgente and Piaggione — at 420-500 metres on marne-rich soils.
