Castello Banfi

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Montalcino, Tuscany39-0577-840111

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a great tasting room

by Zhebiton

Moscow, Moskva, Russia

May 17, 2011

In Italy, especially in Tuscany, a large number of medieval castles, each of which is in its interest, each with its own history and special place in contemporary Italian culture. All of them once served one purpose - to protect the surrounding land ...Read more In Italy, especially in Tuscany, a large number of medieval castles, each of which is in its interest, each with its own history and special place in contemporary Italian culture. All of them once served one purpose - to protect the surrounding land and to be a stronghold of a ruling dynasty, but in the modern world, their fate changed dramatically: some way and continue to be a refuge for families of descendants of the medieval barons, and Marquis, some have become museums, and some in the fashionable and expensive hotels.
One of these locks, the silhouette and the emblem of which is particularly well known to all lovers of wine, is Castello Banfi.
And those who do not particularly versed in wine, probably sometime called attention to the label with the image of a medieval knight in golden armor.

Get to the Castello Banfi is not really so simple - it is not in the Navigator, a pointer to dogrogah no, but there's nothing more simple than that in the vast zaplutat Tuscany. Montalcino departs from several roads and the main thing - to choose the right one.
But it's been a very Sastello, you can find the necessary pointers:

When we settled, at the reception told us that we are very lucky, because the roses in the Castello bloom only in May!
Castello Banfi is composed of two parts: the castle itself, with an adjoining a small territory, a tavern and tasting room shop, which opened to visitors, and Il Borgo - closed the hotel, consisting of only a few buildings, a swimming pool and office building, architecturally integrated into a small "village", which can bypass about ten minutes.

The main part of Il Borgo - built 17-18 century. It is here that there are rooms, which offer a wonderful view over the vineyards and the hills of Tuscany.
Behind the high walls of the castle, annual festivals of jazz, case history presentations; there is a small museum of glass, in which samples of bottles and utensils for storing and drinking wine, collected over the past few centuries. Territory is open for visits include: a small yard, he Castello, tavern and tasting room.
And of course, is a tasting room, which presents, you can try and buy all the wines estestvnenno Castello Banfi, grappa, as well as olive oil is the highest quality, produced in small quantities from our own olives, honey, chocolate and dishes, is the main attraction Sastello. Close

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