Livernano

Ancient settlement and fortified borgo

Livernano was inhabited first by the Etruscans and later by the Romans, from whom its name derives. During the wars between Siena and Florence, the borgo served as a fortified outpost. Those conflicts ended in the 17th century. A small, well-preserved Romanesque church dating from the 11th century survives from its long history.

Agricultural village and abandonment

After its military role receded, Livernano developed into a quiet agricultural village. Severe poverty followed the end of the Second World War, and the Livernano countryside was permanently abandoned in 1953.

Restoration and return to agriculture

The borgo was restored in 2000 using traditional Tuscan materials and methods. The restoration revived Livernano as both a historic settlement and an agricultural property. The first modern vineyards were planted approximately 20 years before the current Wine Experience text was written. Selected vines were chosen for their suitability to the estate's soils and microclimate, with high planting density and exceptionally low yields adopted in pursuit of quality.

The Cuillo family purchased Livernano in 2002. In 2013, Livernano and Casalvento began operating as a single enterprise, while remaining separately named properties. Since 2015, the agricultural operation has undergone conversion to organic production. Livernano is now presented as an organic farm comprising 25 ha of vineyards planted with nine grape varieties, restored old olive groves with approximately 1,000 trees, and 60 ha of surrounding woodland. The farm also produces olive oil, honey, vegetables and fruit.

Livernano farms organically, following a conversion process begun in 2015. The vineyards were designed around selected plant material suited to the property's soils and microclimate. High-density planting and exceptionally low yields are central features of the viticultural approach, with both directed toward maximizing fruit quality.

The wider agricultural setting includes restored old olive groves containing approximately 1,000 trees of Italian varieties, along with 60 ha of woodland. The farm also grows vegetables and fruit and produces honey. No certifying organization, certification completion date, soil-management program, cover-crop regime, pruning method, plant-protection protocol, irrigation policy, biodiversity plan, harvest method or grape-sorting procedure is specified.

Livernano's production approach combines Tuscan viticultural history and traditional grape heritage with modern cultivation and winemaking techniques. Production is associated with the modern winery developed for the enterprise formed by Livernano and Casalvento, a facility surrounded by woodland and designed to sit in harmony with the countryside. The wines are described as the collaborative work of the owners and the estate team.

No estate-level specifications are provided for grape reception, sorting, destemming, pressing, maceration, fermentation vessels or temperatures, yeasts, malolactic fermentation, extraction, maturation vessels, oak origin, blending, stabilization, filtration, sulfur use or bottling.