In those years, the Castello di Paneretta was more than a residence—it was a meeting place of the soul. Painters, poets, and travelers found inspiration and serenity within its walls. Among them was Gerolamo Muzio, who dedicated his verses to the castle and remained there until the end of his days. It was here, as early as 1596, that wine entered the history of the castle, becoming inextricably intertwined with the life of the estate.

In 1696, with the marriage of Cassandra Capponi to Marquis Carlo Riccardi Strozzi, Paneretta was enriched by an extraordinary cultural heritage: manuscripts, parchments, and books that would later give rise to the Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence. For centuries, the Strozzi family safeguarded the castle, until 1984, when Paneretta began a new chapter under the guidance of the Albisetti family, continuing to live and produce in harmony with its vocation.

Today, Paneretta extends over 309 hectares, largely woodland, where the vineyard occupies only what nature has chosen to grant. Twenty-three hectares of vines yield around 900 hectoliters of wine, deeply connected to ancient soils formed in the Pliocene, with colors ranging from red to violet, to the palest shades of gray. Limestone and marl soils, shaped when Tuscany enjoyed a subtropical climate, capable of retaining water and sustaining the vine through the long summer months.

Here, the land is never the same from one step to the next: it changes within a few meters, telling stories of different geological eras and giving voice to unique expressions of the vineyard. Shallow soils force the roots to seek depth, restraining the vigor of the vine and concentrating the essence of the fruit. It is within this constant tension between nature and time that the character of Paneretta’s wines is born—wines that do not chase trends, but preserve the memory of the place from which they come.