The Estate
The Colombini family owns lands in Montalcino from 1352 and acquired Fattoria dei Barbi in 1790. The extension of the vineyards is approximately 100 hectares, about 20% of the total surface.All the vineyards are exposed towards the southern and the south-eastern side of montalcino.The soil is mostly rocky with a small percentage of clay; a small part is also composed of sand.The winecellar consists of 10662 hl of wine kept in stainlesssteel vats, 4900hl in cement vats,277,50 hl in small wooden barrels called "caratelli",221,50 hl in "barriques",230hl in "tonneaux", and 3737 hl of wine aged in medium and large sized Slavonian oak casks.The bottles produced in a year are approximately 700.000.
