La Lastra
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Family-run organic estate crafting San Gimignano's benchmark Vernaccia since the 1980s vision that founded it.
La Lastra is an organic wine estate in San Gimignano, Tuscany, whose roots trace back to the early 1980s, when a group of friends — Renato Spanu, Christian Betti, Enrico Paternoster and Valerio Zorzi — first became devoted to the vines and countryside around the medieval hilltop town. After a decade of hands-on study and work in the Sienese vineyards, the estate was formally founded in 1994 by Nadia Betti together with her husband Renato Spanu (agronomist), her brother Christian Betti (winemaker), and lifelong friend Enrico Paternoster (enologist). The estate farms roughly 7 hectares of vineyards around San Gimignano plus additional organically certified vineyards and olive groves near Siena (the Marciano estate, added in 2000), producing about 70,000 bottles a year — the majority Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, alongside Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG and Toscana IGT wines from Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Canaiolo. Vineyards sit on Pliocene-era soils rich in clay, limestone and marine fossils, which give the wines their distinctive minerality and ageing potential. Since the outset, La Lastra has practiced low-intervention, organic farming with an emphasis on biodiversity and respect for the land, reflecting the founders' original 1980s vision of sustainable, terroir-driven winemaking; the estate also runs an agritourism and wine-tasting program (Marciano) for visitors.
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Who Is This For?
Ideal for wine lovers who value terroir-driven, organically farmed whites and want an authentic, accessible entry point into Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is La Lastra an organic producer?
- Yes. La Lastra has farmed its vineyards and olive groves organically since the estate's founding, reflecting a commitment to sustainable, low-intervention viticulture that dates back to the founders' original 1980s project in San Gimignano.
- What is La Lastra's signature wine?
- Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG is La Lastra's flagship, making up the bulk of its roughly 70,000-bottle annual production, alongside a Riserva bottling and red wines like Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG.
- Where are La Lastra's vineyards located?
- The estate farms vineyards around San Gimignano and, since 2000, additional organic vineyards and olive groves at the Marciano property near Siena, on Pliocene-era clay-limestone soils rich in marine fossils.
- Who founded La Lastra?
- La Lastra was formally established in 1994 by Nadia Betti with her husband Renato Spanu, brother Christian Betti, and friend Enrico Paternoster — a project rooted in the group's shared passion for the San Gimignano countryside dating back to the early 1980s.
- Does La Lastra's Vernaccia pair well with Japanese cuisine?
- Yes — its crisp acidity and mineral, slightly bitter-almond character make it a natural match for sashimi, tempura, and grilled white fish.