This vine was called Sauvignon Rosso because of his irrepressible aromatic characteristics resembling those of the French vine until the middle of the twentieth century, when it began to be named Centesimino. The origin of its curious name owes to the winemaker Peter Pianori, known as the "Centesimino" who, after the destruction by phylloxera, planted again his vineyard in the territory of Oriolo dei Fichi, using the grafts found in the garden of an eighteenth century mansion in the center Faenza, which had escaped the terrible diseases due to the high protective walls. Oral and written sources proof that the reconstructions of the vines made around the sixties and seventies in this territory of Faenza derived all from the properties of Pietro Pianori. Thanks to the tests carried out on the genetic structure of this grape, today we have come to understand that the Centesimino vine is a biotype of the Madame Faentino vine, and therefore a native variety that does not derive from other varieties known in advance.
