Fonterutoli is located 5 km south of Castellina in Chianti (Siena), on the hills that face Val d’Elsa, in the heart of Chianti Classico. Owned by the Mazzei family since 1435, it still retains its original appearance of a quiet country village: a few houses, the church of San Miniato and the villa, built at the end of the sixteenth century replacing the fortified castle.
The company now covers a total area of 650 hectares, of which 117 are specialized vineyards, divided into five zones: Fonterutoli, Siepi, Badiola, Belvedere, Caggio, located between 230 and 500 meters above sea level with exposures to the south and south–west.
The structure of the soil results from the disintegration of alberese and sandstone rocks, and is very rich in stones, so that the wine of Fonterutoli is often called “the wine of the stones”. Hence, the choice of an environmentally friendly cultivation and of a production of less than 40 hectoliters per hectare, ensuring a very high quality and a personality that is always very strong and recognizable. The excellent exposure of the vineyards, the exceptional soils and microclimate conditions and the density of vines, brought progressively to over 7,000 plants per hectare, allow to convey to the wines complexity, elegance and power.
