Property San Gimignano Siena Toscana Italy – SIE2864

Remarkable 1.300-acre estate with vineyards and centuries-old mansion with tower paired with a wine-making facility, original medieval cellars, Italian-style gardens and farm buildings for sale in San Gimignano, Siena. Tucked away in Tuscany’s verdant valleys, just 30 minutes south of Florence ,remarkable wine estate with ancient mansion, hidden in San Gimignano’s emerald hills, is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious in the region. The aristocratic dynasty and ancient Italian family, believed to be fifteenth-generation descendants of Monna Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, still owns it today and runs the winery, which boasts more than 1,300 expansive acres along with an impressive legacy tracing back to the year 994 A.D. The estate includes vineyards and a private hunting reserve. The historic manor building has an almost cubic shape, created by the amalgamation of several buildings and centered around the inner courtyard. About fifteen meters below are the historic cellars, which are in the form of a quadrangular cryptoporticus, buried under the courtyard impluvium. To the south is the ‘new’ villa, separated from the rest of the building and erected at the beginning of the 19th century, as recalled by an inscription on the façade. Between the two main buildings are the Italian-style gardens, composed of geometric flowerbeds bordered by boxwood, with a panoramic view to the east. Further south is another level of the garden, where a long double row of cypresses divides the grove to the west from the maze of box and cypress trees. This vast hilly area at about 984 ft above sea level features a humid microclimate and soil made of sand and clay, typical of the lower Val d’Elsa Senese, making perfect terroir for Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, Chianti Classico DOCG, Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG, and IGT SupertTuscan wines, pride of the estate since the year 1200, and today offering an annual production of over 500.000 bottles. Together a fully equipped wine-making facility, some 20 more farm buildings, in need of an upgrade, surround the mansion and are suitable for guest quarters and hospitality premises. With a penchant for winemaking and a legacy more than 1,000 years this estate is real jewel making it one of the most interesting available in the market.