The company's second largest tree crop is prunus. 100 hectares, mainly located along the Orcia and Ombrone rivers, are devoted to the production of plums of the Agen variety, of which Banfi is the largest Italian producer.
Thanks to the favourable climatic conditions that accompany the ripening phase of the fruit, the plums grown at Banfi are very rich in polyphenols and have a hydroxycinnamic acid content about three times higher than that found in the average fruit of other Italian origins. From these juicy fruits come the stoned Dried Plums and the tasty Extra Dried Plum Jam.
Drying and grading take place at the company's Fruit Centre, while the product is then sent to a cooperative packaging centre in Modena.
Castle of Poggio alle Mura
53024 Montalcino - Siena
banfi@banfi.it
+39 0577 840111