Fattoria Lavacchio s.r.l.

Via Montefiesole 55,
50065 Pontassieve (FI)
TEL. +39 055 8317472
FAX +39 055 8317395
E-mail: agrlavac@ftbcc.it

OWNER
Giuseppe Lottero and Faye Lottero

ENOLOGIST
Dr. Federico Staderini

PERSON IN CHARGE OF VINEYARDS
Dr. Walter Morieri

TYPE OF FIRM
Farm

SURFACE AREA OF VINEYARD
18 ha

TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF ESTATE
109 ha

YEAR IN WHICH FIRM WAS FOUNDED
1977

CELLAR CAPACITY
Steel and cement vats with a total capacity of 1300 hl. Traditional type barrels in Slavonian oak and French oak "barriques" with a total capacity of 1200 hl.

EMPLOYEES - 5

NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED
70.000

TOTAL PRODUCTION
750 hl, of which 510 hl are Chianti Rùfina

DESCRIPTION OF ESTATE
The "Fattoria Lavacchio" is located at the top of Montefiesole, 400 metres above sea level, along the Roman road which used to go from the river Sieve to Florence. In ancient times this place was inhabited by Etruscans. Human settlement on this site was constant over the centuries, leaving consistent traces such as the villa built by the noble Florentine Peruzzi family. The "Fattoria Lavacchio" makes wine using the grapes from its vineyards. In 1991 a new vat room was built with steel containers which have the possibility of controlling the temperature of fermentation. The wood ageing of the wines is carried out underneath the farmhouse in an underground room covered with a brick vault. Nearby is the oil-jar room where the extra vergin olive oil made from the farm's own olives and milled in the farm's oil-mill using the classic pressure cycle, is stored. A farm holiday centre has been organized in a farmstead near the farm office.

HISTORY OF THE ESTATE AND ITS PEOPLE
Lavacchio was bought by the present owners in 1977 when it was in a state of abandonment. Today a large part of the buildings have been restored and the entire cultivational area now once again produces oil, wine and cereals.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE OWNER
An architect who has lent himself to agriculture, Giuseppe Lottero was born in 1949 in Genoa, where he carries out his main profession. He has three children and his hobby is wine (he has passed three Sommelier courses). His aim is to obtain top level wines from his vineyards.

WINES PRODUCED
Chianti Rùfina d.o.c.g., "Cortigiano" rosso Colli Toscana Centrale i.g.t. aged in barriques, "Bianco del Cedro" Colli dell'Etruria Centrale d.o.c., "Albeggio" rosato i.g.t., "Chardonnay" bianco Colli Toscana Centrale i.g.t., "Oro del Cedro" Traminer aromatico late-grape-harvest Toscano i.g.t. white wine.