english

you are here: Home Tuscany Siena, Val d'Orcia and Val di Chiana Montalcino Grappa Wines and Local Products Camigliano Wine Accommodation

Most viewed in Montalcino

  • Camigliano Wine Accommodation

    Camigliano has a very long history. Known in Etruscan times, it was a rural neighborhood of some size in the Middle Ages, which subsequently obtained some economic independence as a typical, small sharecropping property. The business was acquired in 1957...

  • Donna Olga Montalcino Wines

    In the heart and land of Montalcino was born Brunello di Montalcino Donna Olga. Donna Olga is taken from the name of Olga Peluso Centolani, a passionate woman of wine and a wine grower who has for years been involved with the production of wine. The estate,...

  • Argiano Wines and Tuscany Accommodation

    Argiano is thought to be an ancient place, full of history, where wise men searched for Ara Jani, the legendary altar of the roman god Janus. At the summit of a wonderful hill, south-west of Montalcino, the magnificent Villa of Argiano was built in the...

  • Poggio Antico Tuscany Wines

    Poggio Antico is located in Montalcino, a small town in Tuscany about fifty kilometers south of Siena. The earliest written records of the estate date from the beginning of the 19th century, when the present boundaries were marked. At that time, the estate...

  • Casanova di Neri Tuscany Wines Accommodation

    The Casanova di Neri farm began in 1971 when Giovanni Neri bought a large estate within the territory of Montalcino. Over the years our continuing goal has been the search for and purchasing of land which we believe to be optimal for growing high quality...

Print this page Send to a friend by e-mail

Camigliano Wine Accommodation

Winery Farm Quality Wines Brunello di Montalcino Cabernet Sauvignon Rosso di Montalcino IGT Toscana Chianti Colli Senesi Borgone Table Wine Holiday Farmhouse Montalcino Siena Tuscany Italy

Contacts

Montalcino Via d'Ingresso, 2 +39 0577 844068 +39 0577 816040

Description

Camigliano has a very long history. Known in Etruscan times, it was a rural neighborhood of some size in the Middle Ages, which subsequently obtained some economic independence as a typical, small sharecropping property.

The business was acquired in 1957 by the Ghezzi family, and the current proprietor, Gualtiero Ghezzi, has put a great deal of energy into modernizing the company, which now comprises 530 hectares, 90 of which are vineyards.

He has planted new Brunello vineyards (50 hectares) and built a new wine cellar, completely underground, the construction of which took place at the same time as the restoration of the town - one of the "ancient Tuscan towns".

Each year, the company produces about 330,000 bottles (Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, IGT Toscana "Poderuccio," Cabernet Sauvignon St. Antimo "Campo ai Mori", Moscadello di Montalcino, Chianti Colli Senesi, "Borgone" table wine), which are exported to more than 30 countries, using the best selection of grapes, with a limited per hectare yield.

Soil: sandy, marly clay with fossils Camigliano offers the opportunity to see those strange features of the land called "calanchi".

Weather is windy and dry. It is the place of mediterranean scrub, with blueberry and wild strauberry, a favoured habitat of wild boar, porcupines,weasels and deer.

The landscape is constantly changing from the green of spring, to yellow-gold of summer, to the intense brown of autumn, punctuated by evergreen patches of mediterranean scrub.

In the clear summer's nights one can see the main constellations and the Milky Way.

The old cellar, located beneath the walls of the old farm, is a perfect place to store vintage wines and for wine tasting. The new cellar is located completely underground in order to preserve the integrity of the landscape and to age the wine properly, in barrels and in bottles.

For this purpose, both the temperature and the humidity are maintained at optimum levels (around 14° C - 80% humidity).

The work flow has been studied closely to keep the use of pumps to a minimum.

Fermentation tanks are equipped for heating and cooling in order to maintain complete control of maceration during and after fermentation. Their special shape makes it possible to regulate the extraction of the beneficial part of the peel, keeping external intervention to a minimum.

The wooden barrels in which the wine is aged are kept in spacious areas and are primarily medium to large in size (50-60 hectoliters), the best size for the long aging process required for Brunello.

The Holiday Farmhouse

Camigliano has four apartments available for guests - accommodations that have recently been restored and have maintained the charm of the old Tuscan farmhouses.

Agritourism guests can visit the cellar and sample wines in the old tasting room. The nearby restaurant offers local specialties.

Agritourism at Camigliano is also the perfect departure point for country excursions, to admire the strange, rocky, red-earth erosions known as "calanchi".

Close by the agritourism area and the town of Camigliano it is possible to visit some of the principal towns in the Province of Siena: Montalcino and its Rocca (fortress), Pienza with its Palace of Pope Pius II, Montepulciano with its elegant streets and glorious Church of S. Biagio, standing alone on a hill. Then, for the tireless art lover: San Quirico d'Orcia with its elegant collegiate church, the Abbey of St. Antimo, which brings to mind, with its floorplan in the shape of a Latin cross and its bestiaries, an old French abbey.

Map

This structure web page has been visited 48,464 times.

Choose language

italiano

english