THE ESTATE

We are 7 km north of San Gimignano where the three provinces of Pisa, Florence and Siena meet, and bordered to the east with Volterra and to the northwest with Gambassi Terme Our 37 hectares of vineyards, which are located between 230 and 460 metres above sea level, with the wonderful “Vigna di Albano”, reach the maximum altitude allowed for the production of DOCGI wines and are immersed in the wooded area of the Settefonti Reserve. Here we find all the beauty of Tuscan nature: arbutus, centuries-old oaks, holm oaks and other varieties fill the landscape that surrounds us.

The company produces the highest oenological expressions in the territory; DOCG Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chianti, IGT Super Tuscan and a classic method sparkling rosé wine made with Sangiovese grapes.
There is certainly no shortage of other typical Tuscan products in the company’s range such as extra virgin olive oil obtained entirely from the first pressing of the olives and highly prized Vinsanto, aged 5 years in mixed wood barrels.
Careful selection of raw materials and our respectful approach ensure the territorial imprint on all our products.

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ORIGINS OF THE ESTATE

A HISTORICAL HERITAGE
AMONG THE HILLS OF SAN GIMIGNANO

Fattoria La Torre, takes its name from the ancient medieval tower from the 10th century built near the rural village of La Villa which is the heart of the estate and agritourism.
The tower, once a control point of the dominion of the diocese of Volterra, is connected to the towers of San Vettore and Sant’Andrea, as evidence of the great historical and cultural value of this place.
Inside the Lebbi agritourism, which is located in the lowest part of the Fattoria, was home to the San Gimignano vegetable gardens between 1500 and 1600. The presence of a French mining company is also documented in this area which in 1852 planted Chardonnay vineyards to produce wine to export to France.
From 1925 the Fattoria La Torre became part of the larger Fattoria di Settefonti like many other farms which was divided between 1955 and 1960.

THE FARM BECOMES
“ANGIOLINI”

BETWEEN HUNTING, WINE PASSION
AND INNOVATION, FAMILY HISTORY

In September 1960 Alvaro Angiolini, born in Livorno in 1899 owner of Visibelli and Angiolini graphics opened after the war and recognised as one of the greatest collectors of Macchiaioli art, bought the Fattoria la Torre following his passion for hunting. The vast farm of over 400 hectares included a hunting reserve, as well as 4 or 5 hectares of vineyards and olive groves. Angiolini continued to live in Livorno and when he came to hunt, found peace with the farmers who worked in the fields. The vineyards were typical of the time in which the various crops were separated from each other in rows of vines or fruit or olive trees.
In 1975 his son Enrico, a mechanical engineer at Alfa Romeo in Turin, began to collaborate with his father to run the farm but left his job to dedicate himself completely to agriculture only in 1982. Fattoria la Torre was perhaps one of the first in the area to start bottling; the primary objective was to have a large production of red wines to be used mainly for catering.

Enrico right from the start dedicated himself to making, bottling and selling his own wine managing to produce up to 350/400,000 bottles a year, thus positioning the company on the Italian and international market and opening a shop in the centre of San Gimignano in 1979 for direct sales. In 1995 at least 15 hectares of land were planted with vineyards, especially red grapes and 2 hectares of Vernaccia. At the time the farm was at peak productivity. However, as the name of Vernaccia took its place in the world Angiolini little by little planted new vineyards and to this day in the 40 hectares of vineyards, whites and reds are practically equal. In the following years, thanks to many contacts, the company marketed its wines all over the world reaching peaks of 200 thousand bottles a year. However, the market changed and large volumes of bottled products were no longer the objective of Enrico Angiolini intent on producing fewer bottles from lower vineyard yields and selected grapes. Thus a new company project was started in 2021, Enrico surrounded himself with a young and dynamic team with the aim of transmitting the essence of the tower hills into a sincere and faithful style.
The project started with the arrival of the director Andrea Miracolo supported by the enologist Mirko Niccolai.
Today inside the Fattoria La Torre it is possible to breathe the rural air of the past, the key employees of the company such as the cellarman, tractor driver and maintenance worker all live inside the Fattoria.

ENRICO ANGIOLINI
AND ART

Enrico Angiolini as a child had been immersed in an artistic environment, his father often hosted painters and intellectuals at home; this gave rise to a great passion and attraction for painting in young Enrico which led him to become not only an important collector but also a landscape painter.

However, first university, then work prevented him from cultivating this passion; in the 1980s he made a decision that would change the course of his life: he left his job at Alfa Romeo and started working at the Fattoria La Torre.

The wine labels at the Fattoria La Torre take their inspiration from fragments of Macchiaioli paintings from the private collection of Angiolini and aim to represent real country life.

THE FARM TODAY

The project started with the arrival of the director Andrea Miracolo supported by the enologist Mirko Niccolai.
Today inside the Fattoria La Torre it is possible to breathe the rural air of the past, the key employees of the company such as the cellarman, tractor driver and maintenance worker all live inside the Fattoria.