Torre Dei Beati Montepulciano €100 - €250The name of the estate derives from the detail of a large 14th century fresco, which adorns the local church of S. Maria in Piano. In the representation of the Judgement Day, the Tower of the Blessed (Torre dei Beati) is the final goal that souls, who have reached the after life, strive to gain access to after many efforts and difficult trials. This parable reflects the inspiration principles of the business, which is based on the desire to express,
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The older vines are planted at a density of 2
The family operates two separate facilities – One in Marsala which is filled door to door with large Slavonian oak barrels and used for all of their white and fortified wines
leaving his widow (veuve in French) in control of a company variously involved in banking
now runs the family estate there
The Greywacke portfolio is primarily based on two varieties
Yield: 9 ton/ha
The soil is from the terciary age and is a mixture of clay and limestone
and purchased both the eastern and western portions of the vineyard in the early 1990s
most structured
They are one fo the few bodegas to make single-vineyard Sherries and are also renowned for their VOS (Very Old Sherry) with over 20 years of ageing and VORS (Very Old Rare Sherry) with over 30 years of ageing
He is also in charge of the 80 hectares of vineyard owned by Trinity Hill