Azienda Agricola Citille di Sopra was established in 1997 when the Innocenti family passed it on to their son Fabio, who had already owned a share of the farm since 1992. He decided to set up the wine business alongside the farm’s decade-old core business: the cultivation the cereals. A careful evaluation of the soil determined which vine shoots and clones of Sangiovese were best to use. Of the more then hundred hectares that make up the property, only 5.5 hectares are currently vineyards, and those are situated in the best area to making Brunello. The soil is mainly clay, rich in limestone, and with large tuffaceous areas, ideal for mid-hill vine growing.