Exclusive Private Brunello di Montalcino Experience from Florence: Tastings & Gourmet Lunch

Overview

Highlights

• Exclusive Private Tour
• Brunello Wine Tasting
• Tuscan Lunch

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Florence

   15min

   Pick you up from your accommodation in Florence at 8,30am. Our driver will normally be at your address at 8,15am. We will then drive to the first winery which will take approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

2. 2

   Montalcino

   1h 45min

   At this family-run winery situated at the base of the hilly Montalcino, you will get immersed into the art of wine making. You are going to explore the entire estate, tour the vineyards and wine cellars and understand the production process of Brunello di Montalcino. Their interpretation of Sangiovese grapes has given life to world praised wines. During the wine tasting, you will taste a remarkable pallet of their best wines.

3. 3

   Castelnuovo dell'Abate

   3h

   Tenuta Fanti belongs to the Fanti family since 1800. It was transformed from a sharecropping company to a winery, marking an important transition. The property extends across 260 hectares of land: 55 hectares of vineyards, 60 of olive trees and 145 of crops and forest which surround the new wine cellar built in 2004. The soil has a volcanic origin and it is rich in skeleton. The winery converted to organic agriculture, in an attempt to safeguard the territory and improve the quality of the products, while respecting consumers’ health. Here you will have a guided tour of the winery to understand the company’s philosophy, retracing together the various phases of wine production. You will understand the identity of the vineyards during the wine tasting in the panoramic terrace. The wines will be paired with typical Montalcino dishes prepared by the expert hands of their chefs. The experience will be accompanied by a tasting of their extra virgin olive oil.

Before you go

Location

Italy