 Prince Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi inherited the estate in 1946, and replaced the existing vines with the Bordeaux international grape varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sémillon as well as Malvasia di Candia.This change of viticultural direction took place several years ahead of what later became a trend.Prince Boncompagni Ludovisi also practiced organic agriculture during an era when chemical agriculture methods were more commonplace.