Il Gelsomoro is an agricultural project born from a simple and profound idea: to respect nature at every stage, from the vineyard to the cellar. The total vineyard area is about 4 hectares, of which 1.2 are rented, cultivated mainly with indigenous varieties such as Lacrima, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, and Verdicchio, alongside a few rows of Merlot.

Thanks to a favorable microclimate, vineyard work follows natural principles and pays great attention to biodiversity. Operations are kept to a minimum: mowing grass, alternating row cultivation, and sowing multi-floral cover crops, also leaving space for spontaneous herbs. The cover crop is not buried but mulched after flowering to create a vegetative soil cover, promoting microbial life and the presence of bees and beneficial insects.

Pruning is designed to support the plant over time, promoting branching and reducing the number and size of cuts. For compact-cluster varieties, early leaf removal is practiced to control vigor and cluster density. Canes are not topped but arched, and the soil receives no fertilizers, only cover crops and, when possible, biodynamic preparations. In the vineyard, interventions are limited to sulfur, low doses of copper, and plant extracts.

In the cellar, the philosophy remains the same. Fermentations are spontaneous, without temperature control. Macerations are never forced: complexity is built through work on fine lees and yeasts, using neutral containers that do not impose aromas on the wine. In the case of Lacrima, these allow its exuberance to be attenuated without distorting its identity.

Each variety is interpreted for what it is, without superstructures. Il Gelsomoro wines are sincere expressions of the place, the vintage, and conscious agriculture.