In the early 1950s, Pietro Beconcini became the first sharecropper in Tuscany to purchase the land he had been working, turning a mixed agricultural farm into a strictly enological endeavor. Leonardo Beconcini, the fourth generation, took over in the early 1990s and has spent decades in deep study of the territory, focusing on local Sangiovese clones through patient mass selection work. He runs the estate today alongside Eva Bellagamba, who has been his partner in the project since 1997. 

The soils here sit on an ancient seabed dating back to the Pliocene era, rich in clay and marine fossils, which contributes to the freshness and aromatic complexity in the wines. San Miniato sits between Pisa and Florence, well outside the spotlight of Chianti Classico, Montalcino, and Bolgheri, and that's exactly why the quality-to-price ratio here is so compelling.