Roberto Giannelli, who has a degree in law & who used to work in the field of real estate trading, has had a passion for wine ever since he was a child. At the end of 2002 he bought Azienda San Filippo. A meteorological station has been placed on the estate in order to schedule antiparasitic treatments, strictly sulphur and copper based, only when necessary.

Roberto’s philosophy is to make the wine “in the vineyard”, organically. Chemical fertilizers
have been totally eliminated, the vines are to “work” on their own without extra aid.

Monica Larner of the Wine Advocate had the following to say about Roberto and his efforts: “San Filippo is home to some of the best boutique Brunello today… The quality of the product has made quantum leaps since I first tasted the wines more than a decade ago… Proprietor Roberto Giannelli farms on mostly clay soils and his wines proudly show the extra structure and intensity that is common in this eastern corner of the appellation.”