Il Cerchio is an organic, family-run farm.
Our 9 hectares are divided between a vineyard, an olive grove, a small reforestation area, and a little arable land given over in part to pasture for the now old but happy horse - the only one we have left. The house, built during the time of the agrarian reform, has been restructured but has retained its simple original architecture, fitting well into the countryside that surrounds it.
The vineyard, currently about 3 hectares, has a slight exposure to the south-west and north-east/south-west oriented rows. It includes the Ansonica, Vermentino, Sangiovese and Alicante varieties, with a low density of plantation and single-guyot vine training with 6-8 buds. The subsequent early selection of clusters allows us to limit the production of grapes per cane and so to obtain a higher concentration and quality.
The grape harvest is carried out manually, only when optimum maturity is reached. The grapes are collected in small boxes and immediately moved to the winery to eliminate possible damage to clusters.
The vinification is traditional, with a long maceration for the red, while the white is produced at a controlled temperature.
Olive picking is performed manually at the start of maturation and the olives are taken to the olive press within a very short time so that acidity is kept at a very low level.
We produce extra-virgin olive oil, and at present, two wines: a white, Ansonica Costa dell’Argentaria, and a red, Capalbio Sangiovese. These are the two DOC wines of the area.
We still have so many projects that we want to realise. We want to broaden not only our structures but also our range of wines. Little by little, just as little by little we have grown in our experience and in our love of this work.
The winery includes a sales point where we welcome visitors and invite them to sample our products.
The choice of organic methods of production was made from the very birth of the enterprise in 1988, in the conviction that respect for the environment and for the health of consumer and producer are fundamental concepts on which to build and to give a future not only to agriculture but to the entire ecosystem.
The fertilisers used are completely organic, the vine protection treatments are mostly carried out using copper and sulphur, pest control is entirely mechanical.
