In the style of Tesio, who used to send his young stock
south from Dormello in the winter to the Bolgheri farm
of his breeding partner, Marchese Mario Incisa, the
Parri-bred weanlings 'come home' to Italy to the less
harsh winter climate of Tuscany to strengthen for their
yearling season.
"We have 35 hectares and 20 horses on site," Parri ex-
plains. "For us the hardest time is from the beginning
of June to the end of September because it's very hot.
We irrigate and then it starts to rain in the middle of
September so when the foals arrive here by the end of
October we have perfect paddocks with lots of grass.
"Initially we had three mares here and then we
i n creased the number gradually. The first year that
