About This Vineyard
Montesecondo is run by Silvio and Catalina Messana. Originally from New York, they moved back to Italy to be with family and take of the running of the family vineyard in the mid 90’s. In the vineyards, Silvio has old and younger vines of Sangiovese and Canaiolo with plantings of Colorino, Cabernet and Merlot and even a little Petit Verdot. The organic vineyard is contiguous surrounding the farm and is on the south bank of a ravine, or borro, where there is sunlight on the vines all day long. 2003 was the first vintage fully vinified using only the grapes own yeasts.