The Boriassi winery is located in the village of Giucano, nestled on the Colli di Luni DOC, officially within Tuscany but straddling the border with Liguria. Colli di Luni DOC is an inter-regional appellation, shared between Tuscany and Liguria, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and protected by the Apuan Alps to the north. Viticulture in the Colli di Luni has been documented since Roman times when the town of Luni was known for the trade of white marble, timber, cheeses, and wine.
The origins of Cantina Boriassi dig their roots to the early 1900s, when Rosa and Antonio Galletti purchased the land and established a self-sustaining farm where, among other things, grapevines were cultivated and wine was produced for house consumption. Eventually, Rosa and Antonio passed their profound love for the land to their son-in-law, Aprile Boriassi. As the years passed, the next generations of Boriassi focused their effort towards viticulture and winemaking and, in the 1980s, the cultivation of the local varietals became the primary purpose of the company. Since 2016 the winery has been managed by Mirco Boriassi and his son Andrea.
Of the eight hectares of land, only three are devoted to the cultivation of the vine, in an environment strongly impacted by close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. The vineyards are located at an altitude comprised between 500 and 1,000 feet and develop along a south facing spine. Although there are some plantings of Merlot, Sangiovese, and a local varietal called Merla, white-skinned grapes are the most cultivated. Among them, Vermentino is the dominant one and the main varietal, along with minor a minor contribution by the local Albarola and Trebbiano Toscano, in the white wines produced at Cantina Boriassi.
The estate has been among the first in the DOC to adopt organic agriculture and has been certified as such since 1993. The grass grows freely between the rows of vines to keep the structure of the soil unaltered and balance the vigor of the plants. Green manure of leguminous plants, such as clover, field beans and soya is used as fertilizer. Every operation is done with a natural and sustainable approach in an effort to preserve the vast biodiversity that surrounds the vineyards.
