Fattoria I Veroni

Via di Rosano 34,
50065 Pontassieve (FI)
TEL. +39 055 8368886
FAX +39 055 4624640

OWNER
(ordinary partnership) Lorenzo and Ghino Mariani

ENOLOGIST
Dr. Emilo Monechi

PERSON IN CHARGE OF VINEYARDS
Dr. Lorenzo Mariani

TYPE OF FIRM
Farm

SURFACE AREA OF VINEYARD
12 ha

TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF ESTATE
50 ha

YEAR IN WHICH FIRM WAS FOUNDED
Early twentieth-century

CELLAR CAPACITY
1000 hl in cement and steel vats, 400 hl in oak casks

EMPLOYEES - 2

NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED
10,000

TOTAL PRODUCTION
600 hl

DESCRIPTION OF ESTATE
The main building is a typical Tuscan farm consisting of a regular three floor structure with a large internal courtyard. The farm is surrounded by the garden on two sides, with the vineyards and olive-groves extending along the upstream side, around the ancient church of S. Martino a Quona. The cellars contain two vat rooms, the oldest of which was built in 1809, when the farm was enlarged. The main entrance, where direct sales of the farm's produce are carried out, leads to the aging cellars. Walking through the aging barrels, it is possible to reach the olive oil storeroom.

HISTORY OF THE ESTATE AND ITS PEOPLE
Veroni was originally a watch-tower belonging to the Conti Guidi family who controlled a huge feud in the basins of the rivers Arno and Sieve during the Middle Ages. From the Guidi family, it then passed to the Modigliani family of Rùfina and from them, at the beginning of the twentieth-century, the estate was purchased by Dr. Carlo Malesci, the grandfather of the present owner. The Medieval tower was incorporated into the farm building when it was enlarged at the end of 19th century. In 1963/1969, first specialized vineyards and olive-groves (3.000 plants) were planted. The old oil-mill was dismantled in order to enlarge the cellars. Since 1998 the owners have began to extend the vineyards and to replace them with new designated vineyards.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE OWNER
Laura Malesci ran the estate from 1978 to 1996. Her main contribution involved the renovation of the main building and cellars, which was completed at the end of 1994. In 1997 her son Lorenzo Mariani has taken over the management, carrying on the renovation and reorganisation of the cellars. He has also started to renew the vineyards.

WINES PRODUCED
Chianti Rùfina d.o.c.g., Chianti Rùfina Riserva d.o.c.g., Vin Santo del Chianti d.o.c.