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CIOCIARIA (ALIAS THE MYTH OF PRIMITIVE FOOTWEAR): Currently the estate covers a total area of approximately 3 hectares located within the communes of Olevano Romano where sunny hills and a moderate climate help to produce high-quality products, especially the prized Cesanese, a grape variety that underwent a deep retooling process in the last 15 years. A couple of more hectares are basically available to increase estate production, but the couple at the moment likes to keep things pretty small. Production levels amount at 18.000 - 20.000 bottles per year. Olevano Romano is part of an area within Lazio called Ciociaria, (the name comes from the primitive footwear of its inhabitants called "ciocie" put on by its early Latin inhabitants) starting roughly 80 km south east of Rome and going all the way south to the province of Frosinone and then ending at the border with Campania. The mountainous vineyards of Olevano Romano DOC and Cesanese di Piglio DOCG (yes, this is one of the two appellations granted in 2008 with the DOCG status in the whole Lazio region), centered around the Piglio commune in the province of Frosinone, are considered by wine experts such as Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan to produce the best quality Cesanese wine and viticulture in the area has always had to face difficulties due to the hard, painstaking work necessary in such hilly terrains ONE CESANESE OR ... MAYBE TWO? TWO: Many producers, following some local new generation mentors whose wines are already exported in US and Japan, started pulling out Cesanese Comune and replanted it with the less exuberant Cesanese di Affile, a clone definitely more demanding but capable to produce unexpected wines, full of flavor and charme. There are noticeable differences between Cesanese Comune and the grapes found in Cesanese di Affile, including the size of the grape berry itself. Low crops, vines stress and competition, green harvest are elements of this renaissance that took place in this area of Lazio. Indigenous to Lazio region, sensitive to almost all fungal diseases, especially downy mildew, this varietal has to be credited of a constant average productivity and its history dates back to ancient Romans. Cesanese is a difficult variety both in the vineyard and the cellar and the wine making techniques employed in the past had failed to showcase its tremendous potential. That has all begun to change, and there are bottles of Cesanese today that rival the renown famous reds of more fashionable wine areas of Italy. Lorenzo's vineyards (just around the property where his family lives) are not far away from Mount Scalambra and display a special composition of red and white clay coming from volcanic rock. A PERMANENT TRIP TO SICILY: Following the path of Italian immigration is a difficult task, but even more difficult is following grape varieties movement throughout the decades. Fortunately now we are living in the Internet era and news are available to everyone. It is definitely strange to hear that a bit of Cesanese di Affile has been planted in the early 90s ... nearby Etna volcano, in Sicily. Who did it? Andrea Franchetti, a producer and founder of Passopisciaro estate who strongly believes in the grape's potential in the volcanic Sicilian soils. Like Luciana's father said Cesanese's destiny is to be really appreciated elsewhere. MIGRANTE'S VINEYARD MANAGEMENT: The south facing vineyards are meticulously tended by Lorenzo who knows every single plant, trained with cordon system and with wild grass between the rows and density of about 2500 plants per hectare. At approximately 450 meters above the sea level, harvest guidelines are not written in the books but vary following specific climatic

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