The Abbey of Sant’Antimo stands on Montalcino’s hills, hidden among the vines and olive trees that extend as far as the eye can see. The legend goes that in 771, Emperor Charlemagne, returning from Rome with his troops, stopped on the hillock in front of the Abbey. Here the troops found relief by treating themselves with medicinal plants cultivated by the Benedictine monks and drinking from a spring with therapeutic properties. This secret place owes its Poggio Scudieri name to the pilgrims, merchants, soldiers, and squires who stopped here passing along the Via Francigena. Today Poggio Scudieri winery comes comes from the Sensi family. The history of the family began in 1890, with Pietro Sensi who, with humility and great dedication, began producing wine for the local market. At the beginning of the nineties, Massimo, Marco and Roberta Sensi, young, far-sighted and raised among the vineyards, joined the company and drove a significant change in quality through the deep renovation of the family’s vineyards, major innovations in the wineries and the expansion on international markets.

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