Round arches and stone still kept in their original function, holes, underground passages, old wells and underground water run under the cellar (don’t worry, the two precious liquids never come into contact).
You are in the old wine cellar of Il Poggio-Abbadia Ardenga, in Torrenieri (Montalcino) an ownership of the Società di Esecutori di Pie Disposizioni of the City of Siena.
The outer walls recently plastered in light yellow, have a humble aspect.
But inside, you can admire the traces of a long and glorious past. There are still the remains of the feudal fortification and the old Inn on the Via Romana- Francigena.
A real museum built both with a great love and passion and the most modern expositive standard.
Today this site is part of the historical beauties of the Val d’Orcia and it’s the destination of an attentive and selected tourism.
In the heart of the wine cellar: a “ caveau “ where tens of barrels and plenty of bottles of the precious wine rest, ageing serenely; the oldest jewel dates back to 1955.
It’s an extraordinary collection of the most famous wine in the world: The Brunello di Montalcino.
A place that invites you respect for such perseverance and hard work.
The art of making wine matched with the history, the preservation and the exhibition of the rarest items.
The cellar and the wine
Wine has been from time immemorial, an important element of this area.
An old ladder to pick up the grape
Wine has been from time immemorial, an important element of this area.
An old ladder to pick up the grape