AZIENDA AGRICOLA BIODINAMICA PODERE CASACCIA DI MORETTI E MORI LUCIA S.S.

Agricoltura Biodinamica - Vini Biodinamici

Biodynamic Farm


Our "Biodynamic" farming estate is situated in the hills of Scandicci, just a few kilometres from the historic and beautiful city of Florence. It consists of about 12 hectares of woods, olive groves and vineyards.
The southeastern exposure of the vineyards allows the plants to enjoy a large amount of sunlight, resulting in excellent phenolic ripening. Land plots of ancient winemaking tradition with vines up to 60 years of age. Old clones made up entirely of native Tuscan vines. These are the typical vineyards of Tuscan tradition, with different Chianti vines intermingling because their grapes used to be made into wine all together – a tradition that we still maintain. From these vineyards we obtained the ancient clones of Sangiovese, Canaiolo, White and Black Malvasia and planted them in the new vineyards. The new plantings were created with these old varieties, which are remarkably different from the present ones, and from other ancient vines recently rediscovered such as Pugnitello and Foglia Tonda (Round Leaf), thus fulfilling our wish to not introduce international varieties in order to keep tradition alive and to preserve the essence of these places by making completely natural wines.

THE HISTORY OF OUR ESTATE




This small estate was purchased by Roberto Moretti in 1999 as a result of an ancestral passion for the land and Nature handed down to him from his family, whose winemaking tradition spans several generations.

At the time he had not yet developed the idea of becoming a full-fledged viticulturist, but soon his pleasure and passion for wine made him want to produce wines that would be "his very own", reflecting his enthusiasm for manual work both in the vineyard and in the cellar: a wine as lively and energetic as his personality, and as natural as the soil it comes from.



Acting on his great and constant curiosity about anything concerning wine, the land and Nature as a whole, Roberto discovered Biodynamic Viticulture. This triggered the need and the determination to combine local traditions with the pursuit of the most environmentally-friendly agricultural practices. The aim was obtaining high-quality grapes of great character from those ancient and wonderful vines he had been tending for several years already, by improving the structure of the soil from which the plants draw their nourishment, alongside light and other elements, in full harmony with the surrounding nature.

Linking the past with the future.
At about the same time Roberto met Lucia and she became a further incentive to pursue his chosen path, which would subsequently be shared in all respects. The production phases, from manual harvesting to bottling, are undertaken entirely in-house with great care.
And it is utmost care and passion that pervade every moment of the process which Roberto and Lucia carry out themselves, because such direct contact with the land becomes deep awareness and results in a respectful relationship with Nature. And so they hand-prune the plants one by one, utilizing biodynamic preparations and sowing the "thousand plants" required for green manuring, while any operations to protect the vines are performed preventively and with the sole aid of small amounts of mine sulphur and copper. Healthy grapes; spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts; zero pesticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers.

They aim to produce wines that are the best possible expression of their country and of the love they have for their land, which they consider a loan to keep healthy and alive for the future.
wines

SINE FELLE BIANCO

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO

Malvasia, Trebbiano, Vermentino
Maceration on the skins for 6 days
IGT Toscana Bianco (White Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE AMBRATO

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO

Malvasia and Trebbiano
Maceration on the skins for 9 months
IGT Toscana Bianco (White Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE ROSATO.

IGT TOSCANA ROSATO

100% Sangiovese
Obtained from grape pressing
IGT Toscana Rosato (Rosé Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

PRISCUS – 100% SANGIOVESE

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Ancient Sangiovese clones
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

ALITER

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Black Malvasia, from old and new vineyards
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE VECCHIE VIGNE

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Black Malvasia, from old vineyards
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE RESERVE

CHIANTI COLLI FIORENTINI DOCG RESERVE

Selected special vintages from old vineyards
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
Chianti Riserva DOCG
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

CANAIOLO 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of ancient Canaiolo clones
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

MALVASIA NERA 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of ancient black Malvasia clones_
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

PUGNITELLO 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of an ancient vine saved from extinction
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

FOGLIA TONDA 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of a recently rediscovered old native Tuscan vine
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE PASSITO ROSSO

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO PASSITO

Rare varietal Passito from Sangiovese grapes
harvested at 3 different stages of ripening and fermented on the skins
IGT Toscana Rosso Passito (Red Passito Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

ASSOLATO IGT TOSCANA

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO PASSITO

Traditional Tuscan Passito of Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes
Fermented for over 3 years in un-topped casks
IGT Toscana Bianco Passito (White Passito Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SITUA NOBILIS

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO PASSITO

Late-harvested Malvasia and Trebbiano, partly raisinated on the vine
IGT Toscana Bianco Passito (White Passito Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

OLIO EXTRAVERGINE D'OLIVA

Olio a bassissima acidità dal caratteristico sapore pizzicante, fruttato al palato, ma allo stesso tempo delicato e armonico con note aromatiche di oliva verde, cardo e erbe fresche. Consumo ideale entro 18 mesi dalla produzione.
Why should we plant and make wine only from native vines, rather than with the better known international varieties?

Of all wine-making countries, Italy boasts the largest number of native vine varieties – most of them unknown even to the Italians themselves. This incredibly rich biodiversity is something unique in the wine world, and if it were in French hands, it would be flaunted as a feature worthy of national pride.

Regrettably though, here in Italy it goes largely unnoticed, and in fact we even go as far as to plant international vines. ...>
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