M�rke: Tenuta L'impostino

It is said that the Bishop of Grosseto loved to organize tournaments at the castle of Cotone, and that those events, reserved to nobles, were followed by feasts and banquets, to which the inhabitants of the whole village could attend.
Over time, however, the festive atmosphere and dancing around the fires became a continuous and spasmodic practice for the people of the castle, so that the bishop was forced to summon the inhabitants and gave a lengthy and impassioned speech to bring them to repentance.
Men and women of Cotone listened to him in silence, and promised to change their life , but at nightfall could not resist, and returned to their orgiastic celebrations. Not satisfied, they closed the Bishop in a barrel, and rolled him into the river Ombrone: the poor victim, dragged by and banged from boulder to boulder, miraculously ended up stranded at the bridge of Istia, just before falling into the sea.
Understandig to be saved by divine intervention, the Bishop showed himself ready to forgive, if the inhabitants of Cotone redeemed, but there was no time: that night, during one of the usual parties, an earthquake struck the manor, of which nothing remained but a pile of rubble.

To the dancing figures of the inhabitants of Cotton we dedicated our Vermentino, wine fresh and graceful, fragrant of Spring

Grapes: Vermentino 100%

Origin: Macchie

Soil: Clay and Calcareous, with pebbles

Exposure: Hills facing South West

Altitude: 350 m asl

Density: 5000 vines/hectare

Growing system: Cordon Spur

Yield: 80 qls per hectare

Vinification: Grapes are manually harvested in september and manually selected. Pressed, they ferment at controlled temperature never exceeding 22°C.

Aging: After stabilization, the wine matures for 3 months in steel tanks, and for 3 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 13%

Tasting Caracteristics: Lightly yellow, with green reflexions, has intense flavour, with hints of white flowers and sweet fruits, together with varietal aromatic tones. Tastes fresh and smooth, structured and balanced. Fantastic with vegetarian dishes, fish and fresh cheeses.