The La Palazza estate stands on the ancient hills of Romagna between the towns of Forlì and Predappio in a strategic position at the outlet of the valleys of the Rabbi and Montone rivers, around one of the watchtowers that Caterina Sforza in 1481 placed to defend her territories.

 The estate has belonged to the Drei Donà counts since the 1920s, and has always been devoted to the production of Sangiovese grapes. 

Of the property's 23 hectares of vines, conducted according to the dictates of organic and biodynamic agriculture, most are naturally dedicated to Sangiovese, the prince grape of the Predappio DOC. Alongside these, Claudio Drei Donà in the mid-1980s planted - a true pioneer - the first polyclonal vineyard of cabernet sauvignon in Romagna and a vineyard with Chardonnay and Riesling grapes from which he created two wines that have marked the history of viticulture in Romagna. At the time highly innovative and today they have become two great classics.

The philosophy that animates the winery is one of extreme rigor and simplicity: we listen to nature, trying to interpret its soul as best we can. To give life to wines that encapsulate the essence of the place in the joy of a glass. 

The meticulous work in the vineyard respecting the rhythms and cycles of nature, the care of biodiversity on the estate, the delicate work in the cellar, the slow aging in terracotta, wood and cement are the simple gestures to bring to the glass the purest expression of our micro-terroir of Massa di Vecchiazzano within the DOC Predappio. 

These are the last review on current vintages:

Notturno, Romagna doc Sangiovese PREDAPPIO:

93 points Wine Enthusiast

91 points VITAE AIS, Italian Sommelier Association

91 points Falstaff magazine

Vigna del Pruno, Romagna doc Sangiovese PREDAPPIO RISERVA

93 points Wine Enthusiast

92 points VITAE AIS, Italian Sommelier Association

95 points Doctor Wine, Daniele Cernilli

90 points Robert Parker Wine Advocate

92 points WineMag Davide Bortone

93 points James Suckling

92 points Falstaff magazine

Magnificat, cabernet sauvignon igt single vineyard

93 points Robert Parker Wine Advocate

94 points VITAE AIS, Italian Sommelier Association

96 points WineMag Davide Bortone

Madonna del Pruno, Romagna doc sangiovese PREDAPPIO in ANFORA

93 points Wine Enthusiast

92 points Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93 points WineMag Davide Bortone

92 points James Suckling

Il Tornese Origini, chardonnay igt barrel fermented

94 points WineMag Davide Bortone

93 points Falstaff magazine

Graf Noir 2016, special cuvèe rosso igt

97 points WineMag Davide Bortone

The particular names of the wines deserve a mention: all have been christened with the names of horses from the family's small stud farm.