Our philosophy
We have chosen biodynamic agriculture, a natural cultivation technique, as a means of growing fruit that naturally expresses its character and potential.
Our vines breathe clean air, feed on healthy soil, and sniff out the essence of wild flowers and aromatics. Il vino deve essere il prodotto di tutto ciò. No chemical products and fertilisers are used, but green manures and biodynamic preparations: nothing that would compromise the potential of our soils.
The vine, if put in the ideal conditions, is a generous plant, it does not need the pushes that in conventional, often intensive agriculture, lead to the impoverishment of the soil, causing over the years loss of energy and gradual sterility.
At TerraVita, we therefore work on the structure of the soil by favouring the development of fungi and bacteria, carefully avoiding compaction resulting from mechanisation caused by the frequent passage of tractors.
The vineyards at Notri
Our project began in the winter of 2012, when we identified a two-hectare vineyard planted in the early 1980s in Notri di Suvereto.
Our choice was made with the awareness that this very territory, thanks to the presence of the Metalliferous Hills and the proximity of the Cornia River and the Tyrrhenian Sea, confers uniqueness in the traits and characteristics of the wines obtained there.
In a foothill position, on a clayey soil composed of a rich variety of mineral microelements, we cultivate Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot by spurred cordon. The planting density is about 3,500 vines per hectare, with an average production of about 3,000 bottles per year.
The vineyards at Palazzotto
The conformation of the hill and its slopes forms a characteristic amphitheatre, in which we have identified four vineyards, planted on three hectares in 2015 and 2017.
To the south of the wood is the main vine, Sangiovese, which is able to express all its potential in these soils of the Tuscan coast; a variety capable of producing great wines in its areas of origin.
With respect for nature, history and the territory in which it grows, we have also chosen to cultivate an indigenous vine with great potential, Pugnitello.
A third vineyard to the north of the wood is home to Petit Verdot, a vine that has proved particularly suited to the climate of the Tuscan Maremma.
Finally, in February 2019 we planted, on a soil rich in marl, half a hectare of Grenache vineyard, which is both vinified on its own and partly used, with Sangiovese and Petit Verdot, to produce Aurora, our rosé wine.
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