In 1990 Carla and Edoardo decided to get rid of their jobs in Rome,  to realize their dream of living in the country and making wine. In 1997 their first harvest with just one hectare of land. The winery is located between the towns of Sorano and Pitigliano on the foothills of the Bolsena volcanic basin and the tuff is the main material:  the vineyards are planted on the tufa rounded by time hence the name Sassotondo (round stone), symbol of their winery, the houses are made with tuff, the cellar is dug into the tuff.

The company is included in the DOC Bianco di Pitigliano, Sovana and Maremma Toscana.

Now they own 12 hectares of vineyards : 9 red grapes (ciliegiolo, sangiovese, teroldego and merlot) and 3  white (trebbiano, greco, sauvignon). The winery follows the principles of biodynamics agriculture.

Sassotondo has an old underground cellar, completely dug into the tuff  that is about 14 meters below ground  with natural and ideal conditions of humidity and temperature.

The wines of Sassotondo try to be an expression of this powerful and mysterious territory: the indigenous vines and an environment in some aspects extreme, with the tuff that surfaces everywhere, produce fine and elegant wines, naturally concentrated, savory and spicy.

Franze

This wine is produced only in particularly favorable years. It is a wine still in the “definition” phase, but the goal is to combine the tannic structure of the teroldego grape  with the elegance and softness of the ciliegiolo. The result of this vintage is already very promising even if the wine needs a longer aging time in the bottle.

Very consistent ruby color. The nose is open: jam of small red fruits, cedar wood and black pepper contribute to form the bouquet.

In the mouth it is very warm and concentrated, soft, with  good tannins; very persistent, but not heavy.

Biodynamic agriculture

No clarification, no filtration, own yeast