Podere Poggio Scalette

Vittorio Fiore and Adriana Assjè di Marcorà began rebuilding Podere Poggio Scalette in 1991 at Ruffoli, above Greve in Chianti. A neighbouring purchase in 1996 expanded the property to about forty hectares, fifteen planted with vines. Their son Jurij, who trained in Beaune, directs vineyard work and winemaking; Alessandro oversees exports, while Vittorio remains involved.

The vineyards climb from roughly 350 to 550 metres, on steep terraces supported by dry-stone walls. A block of Sangiovese di Lamole planted in the years after the First World War survives alongside later plantings of Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.