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Wines by Fattoria
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Fattoria
di Fiano
The peak that overlooks Valdelsa on one
hand and Valdipesa on the other was once the dominion of
the noble Florentine Alfani family. The lands, named for
the original owners and later shortened from ‘Alfiano’
to ‘Fiano,’ still retain the rustic charm of
a medieval village, with farmhouses, stables, an oil mill,
and the old chapel eliciting bygone eras. Bought by the
Bing family in 1940, the estate produces some of the best
Chianti coming from the Florentine hills as well as the
Super Tuscan Fianesco, the dessert wine Vin Santo, Grappa,
and olive oil. The cellars command over 65 hectares in the
Poggio ai Monti vineyard, where the soil is clay and pebbles,
while 14 hectares are found about a kilometer to the northeast
in Novoli, where three types of soil are intertwined: tufa,
clay, and a sand/pebble mixture. Exacting use of numerous
clones gleans the best of each varietal. Fattoria di Fiano
remains a family business today, with Ugo Bing at the forefront
aided by consultant Federico Staderini.
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