Summary
Located in the medieval town of Castiglioni in Radda, the winery was purchased by the Austrian entrepreneur Karl Egger after decades of visiting the area with his family. The whole property covers an area of approximately 100ha with around 20ha dedicated to primarily Sangiovese. There are also more than 10ha of olive trees, some of which are more than 60 years old.
The winery in its current form was established in 2012. Sean O’Callaghan, known as “Il Guercio” (“One-eyed Rascal”), was asked to join the small winery as winemaker with the principal task of making classically defined Sangiovese. Sean is the driving force behind the conversion to organic and biodynamic principles being implemented in the vineyard. Nothing is added to the wines, the grappa or the olive oil. No yeast and no fining agents are used.