Tenuta di Trinoro

Andrea Franchetti founded Tenuta di Trinoro in 1992 in the south-eastern Val d'Orcia, planting Bordeaux grape varieties in an area that was barely developed at the time. Today, the estate is run by Benjamin Franchetti. The vineyards lie at around 500 to 700 metres above sea level and cover more than 30 hectares, according to a recent producer description. The parcels are farmed individually and matured separately in barriques and concrete tanks. Le Cupole was first produced in 1995; the work is characterised by high planting density, low yields and manual selection.