The Etruscans also played a vital role in the area, which is today the municipality of Civitella Paganico, in the province of Grosseto. Going back along the Ombrone River, which was then navigable in part, they also extended their civilisation to these more inland regions of Tuscany.
The fall of Rome and the barbarian invasion led to the destruction of the Etruscan strongholds and the consequent devastation of the land.

New impetus for growth came from the Lombard conquest in 568, and from the subsequent fall of the Lombard kingdom at the land of Charlemagne (744). The Franks joined the chief Lombard families, givin rise to the oldest nobility of Siena, creating a bond between the ...........
Le Capannelle lies among these hills, surrounded by oak trees and olive trees.

Today, 40 hectares are in production, cultivated with the vine varieties of Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah, Chardonnay and Vermentino.
The new cellar, which will also take the grapes of Sassoscritto Farm, is to be built here by 2006.