"Our intention is that wines express the territory, which is the limbo between the Apennines and the Adriatic, but also the complexity of the estate, the result of a dynamic and necessarily interconnected system; in which the organic balance of man, land and animals is the master..."
Tenuta Saiano is the agricultural project of the Maggioli family. The farm was established in 2003 with the purchase of the first land in the Casone area, where a community of families dedicated to subsistence farming practices resided after World War II. It now covers about 100 hectares of land in the shadow of the fortress of Montebello, in the province of Rimini. The area is what is known as the Valmarecchia, straddling Romagna, Tuscany and Marche. An area with a strong vocation for viticulture.
From the beginning, the winery's philosophy has been based on agronomic management based on respect for biodiversity and the regenerative balance of soils and Nature. Vines, olive trees, seasonal vegetable gardens and ancient varieties of fruit trees are cultivated naturally, that is, without the use of synthetic chemicals.
The vineyards are planted at an altitude of about 400 meters above sea level in austere soils, characterized by a complex of clays, arenitic cliffs and outcrops of salenitic chalk. The soils are relatively young, the marine matrix of which is unmistakable.
The vines are trained mostly by spurred cordon and are managed with only manual operations.In about 8 hectares of vineyards, native varieties such as Sangiovese, Grechetto Gentile and small parcels of Trebbiano Romagnolo are grown.
The grapes ferment spontaneously, at uncontrolled temperatures, without the use of selected yeasts or any kind of oenological adjuvant. Filtration, clarification or any invasive techniques of any kind are avoided.
