Abbia Nòva
An archipelago of terrestrial islands in the municipality of Piglio — a series of small and medium plots, each with its own character, together forming a mosaic of cultivation and nature. We grow vines, olives, medicinal herbs, walnuts, and maintain a vegetable garden. Each island of the archipelago (cru or "contrada") is a self-contained unit, in harmony with its surrounding environment and soil. Over the years, each reveals subtle nuances that define its identity, together forming a mosaic we have helped shape. We make wine from four of them (San Giovanni, Cercione, Collepasso, Vignali), and olive oil from five (Costa Ilia, Collepasso, Fontana di Grano, San Giovanni, Mignano). In certain islands like San Giovanni or Costa Ilia, the plants are very old and have completely adapted to their environment. A variety of medicinal herbs complement the cultivated flora, growing alongside fruit trees and native plants. Around each plot lie forests, fields, and meadows.
PIGLIO
Piglio, in the province of Frosinone, forty kilometers south of Rome, Lazio region. A small enclave backed by the mountains leading to Abruzzo, facing the Roman countryside. The first DOCG of Lazio. Bernard of Clairvaux took his vows here (and learned monastic arts, including agriculture) before departing for Burgundy. Nerva and Trajan used to retreat to summer villas in the very fields that Abbia Nòva now cultivates. The Benedictine Monastery of Santa Scolastica is our agricultural library. For about four hundred years, one grape variety has stood out among others that have passed through over the centuries and still attempt to make themselves known in the old vineyards. Cesanese d’Affile plays the leading role in the vineyards, but over time we have also worked to give dignity to older, native varieties we safeguard closely — from Passerina to Nostranello.
METHOD
We come from humble farming families. Our natural agricultural approach is often personal and constantly evolving, but deeply reflects who we are: a fusion of local traditions and something profoundly cultural that we built ourselves, inspired by various natural methods we have studied and tested over the years. Perhaps because our grandparents placed a hoe in our right hand and a metaphorical library in the other — one that led us to explore different agricultural cultures, cherish them, and merge them with our own. That hoe, instead, represents the viticultural tradition of Piglio, which has lasted over two thousand years — rooted in volcanic soils, with obsessive plant care, and vineyards always shared with gardens, fruit trees, and animals. Our winery is a small, secluded farmhouse in the mountains, along the Roman consular road that once connected Lazio and Abruzzo. Just two rooms, with amphorae, concrete, steel, wood, and demijohn glass to assist us — our only tools, guided solely by brain and hands.
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