The estate is in the south-western area of the Territory of Montepulciano. The vineyards are located 400 mt. above sea level and are south-facing. Southern exposure is extremely favorable for grape ripening. The medium-texture soil is deep and dry, with a good presence of noble clay. Older vines are grown on the basis of the Guyot pruning method while the runner system is adopted for more recent vines.


THE HISTORY  Of  Cantina Tanagatta


The estate of Tanagatta is located in the area of an old convent where the friars worshipped Saint Lawrence.The estate was purchased in the ‘70s by Biagio Allegro who planted the first 2 hectares of vineyards in those years. The century-old olive grove which consisted of about 250 olive trees was destroyed by the frost of 1985 and re-planted in the following years. In 1999 Biagio and son Diego, the current owner of the estate, planted 3 more hectares of vineyards. The estate covers an area of 40 hectares including 5 hectares of vineyard and 1 hectare of olive trees, with cereals, hard wheat and field beans growing on the remaining part of the estate (field beans are used for integrating the quantity of humus existing in the soil in order to limit the use of chemicals). The estate is family-run and the Allegro family directly takes care of production.