Just outside Montepulciano, in the valley just below the historic center, 48-hectare wine estate. The property features four buildings (4,063 sqm) including the modern cellar, a tasting room, a country house and a 7-bedroom agriturismo. The vineyards (31.0 ha of which 16.5 ha registered as Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG) allow producing each year over 100,000 bottles of wine.
Services are all available in the town, whose historic center is just 4 km away. From Montepulciano one can then reach the most famous cities of Tuscany in less than two hours by car (Pienza, Montalcino, Cortona, Siena, San Gimignano, Florence).
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS
The property is made up of four buildings (totaling 4,063 sqm 43,717 sqft) including the modern wine cellar, equipped with cutting-edge machinery, a tasting room and seven bedrooms for those guests looking for a stay amidst the vineyards of Montepulciano.
Buildings have all been restored in the 1990s, preserving the rustic look of the country houses and installing modern systems and comforts typical of the 21st century.
EXTERIOR
The estate covers a total surface of roughly 48.0 hectares. Of these, the majority are covered in vineyards (31.0 ha), registered as Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG (16.5 ha), Rosso di Montepulciano DOC (3.2 ha) and Toscana IGT (11.3 ha). The remaining surface is made up of arable land (13.0 ha) and includes a 4.0-ha olive grove producing excellent extra-virgin Terre di Siena DOP olive oil.
Since 2017, the farm has been working with organic-only methods and sports an official organic certification.
DETAILS ON WINE PRODUCTION
- Vineyard surface: 31.0 hectares (76.6 acres)
- Registries: Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG (16.5 ha) + Rosso di Montepulciano DOC (3.2 ha) + Toscana IGT (11.3 ha)
- Varieties: Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Malvasia, Riesling, Traminer, Petit Manseng
- Altitude: 300 400 m (southwest)
- Density of planting: 4,000 5,200 vines / ha
- Years of planting: early 2000s
- Training: pruned-spur cordon
- Yearly production: over 200,000 bottles (100,000 of Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG)
PRODUCED WINES
- Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG: 100% Sangiovese
- Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG: 95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot e Caberne Sauvignon
- Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG: 90% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Rosso di Montepulciano DOC: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
- SuperTuscan IGT: 50% Sangiovese, 50% Merlot
- Toscana Bianco IGT: 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Malvasia, 20% Riesling, 15% Traminer, 15% Petit Manseng
- Toscana Bianco IGT Muffato: 25% Malvasia, 25% Riesling, 25% Traminer, 25% Petit Manseng
CLOSEST CITIES AND TOWNS
Montepulciano (4km; 10), Torrita di Siena (13km; 20), Pienza (16km; 25), Castiglione del Lago (29km; 40), Montalcino (37km; 50), Cortona (39km; 55), Castiglione del Fiorentino (41km; 50), Arezzo (57km; 55), Siena (64km; 1h), Orvieto (70km; 1h 10), Grosseto (94km; 1h 40), San Gimignano (109km; 1h 40), Florence (115km; 1h 45)
CLOSEST AIRPORTS
Perugia San Francesco (77km; 1h 10), Firenze A. Vespucci (131km; 1h 40), Pisa Galilei (191km; 2h 25), Roma Ciampino (192km; 2h 20), Roma Fiumicino (207km; 2h 15), Bologna G. Marconi (213km; 2h 30)