The best wineries in Montespertoli.
Like other Tuscan farmers of ancient families, I find myself reconciling secular traditions with the evolution of the times every day. I believe that the love for the land, the vineyards, the olive groves, handed down for many generations, has become part of my genetic heritage. The legacy of the POPPIANO CASTLE in the Chianti Colli Fiorentini represents for me the legacy of the Guicciardini family from the 11th century, while MASSI DI MANDORLAIA in the Morellino di Scansano in Maremma is a new reality desired and created. BELVEDERE CAMPOLI in Chianti Classico is the latest act of a diversification oriented towards quality.
The Castle of Poppiano was a mighty medieval building with a triple ring of walls built around the year 1000 as a fortress to defend the outside part of Florence, and, as was pointed out by an act of inheritance of 1199, has been belonging to the Guicciardini family for at least nine centuries.
In this long period it has been the center of various events related to the history of Florence: so, for example, in 1369 Giovanni Acuto (John Hawkwood, the famous English Warlord), after the battle of Fosso Armonico, near Cascina, camped in the Castle of Poppiano. The castle was partially destroyed in 1529 during the siege of Florence, as Francesco Guicciardini recalled in his Memoirs. The Castle, as it is today, while maintaining its ancient grandeur, is the result of a restoration based on existing images in frescoes in other villas of the Guicciardini family in Val di Pesa and in Val d’Elsa, following the damage caused by an earthquake in 1812.
The Guicciardini family, since the thirteenth century had a prominent position in the political, social and economic life of Florence and in 1416 Piero G. was appointed "Conte Palatino" by Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg. They actively participated in the public life of Florence where they provided 44 "priors", 16 "gonfaloniers of justice" and 12 senators.
The pre–eminent personality of the family was Francesco, the Historian (1483-1540) who, after covering important positions with the Medici family – ambassador in Spain, Governor of Modena and Reggio, head of the League of Cognac – retired in Florence and in Poppiano, where he wrote his most important work, the "Historia d’Italia".
"La Tenuta del Ghisone" from the past century has been producing wine and olive oil of excellent quality, according to the ancient traditions of this region.
The company is located in the Tuscan hills in the municipality of Montespertoli, also known as the "city of wine".
The vineyards, which cover about 11,000 square meters, produce primarily Sangiovese, Cabernet, Trebbiano and Canaiolo grapes.
These grapes are selected by experts in order to produce wines of outstanding flavor and aroma that make them unmistakable.
The extra virgin olive oil is produced on an area of 3,500 square meters and is obtained by cold pressing to bring out the best qualities of our olives.
To guarantee the naturalness of its products, in recent years, the company has been converted to "organic farming".
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Via Fezzana 45 /49 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Conte Guicciardini Viticoltori dal 1199 Castello di Poppiano Massi di Mandorlaia Belvedere C
Like other Tuscan farmers of ancient families, I find myself reconciling secular traditions with the evolution of the times every day. I believe that the love for the land, the vineyards, the...
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Via Fezzana, 45 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
The Castle of Poppiano was a mighty medieval building with a triple ring of walls built around the year 1000 as a fortress to defend the outside part of Florence, and, as was pointed out by an act...
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Via Nuova del Virginio, 34 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
via Certaldese, 6/7 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
"La Tenuta del Ghisone" from the past century has been producing wine and olive oil of excellent quality, according to the ancient traditions of this region. The company is located in the Tuscan...
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Via Romita 38 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Fezzana 45 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Nuova Virginio 11 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Panfi Anselmo 12 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Mandorli 95 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Del Monte 6 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Nuova Del Virginio 34 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Sonnino 19 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Polvereto 43 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Colle di San Lorenzo 16 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Via Vallone 4 50025
Montespertoli (Firenze)
