WINE & BITE

"Cinciano" is probably of Roman origin, perhaps belonging to the Gens Cincia.

Several more "recent" documents, dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries, testify to its ups and downs due to its strategic position on the Elsa river and on the Via Francigena, whose destiny it followed until it was annexed to the Florentine Republic.

Today Cinciano is an enchanting village, composed of a manor house (Villa Zaballina) that dominates the entire valley, while on the right side of the building there is a tower that allows to see parts of the medieval walls at its base.

Cinciano spreads for about 150 hectares, of which 24 hectares are planted with vines, most of which are cultivated with Sangiovese, but there are also small plots of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Soils are of medium texture, some with abundant skeleton, others slightly clayey. The training systems adopted are the spurred cordon and guyot.

Harvesting usually begins in mid-September and ends in the first ten days of October. Harvesting is done by hand, in boxes.

In the winery the grapes coming from each vineyard are fermented in separate tanks. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration in skins take place at controlled temperature for a period ranging, according to the type of wine, from 15 to 30 days."