Just a short 3.5 km from the famous SR222 is the wondrous winery called Tenuta di Riseccoli.
We literally just “came upon it” trying to make our way back to Greve and stopped to visit. It was early, we were the first visitors that day as the shop worker, Marianna, was still sweeping and turning on the lights at 10am.
This family run winery encompasses 40 acres of vines, fruit trees and olive trees. It has been producing award winning wines since the early 1900’s. The famous artist from Florence, Romanelli bought the land in 1902 and still houses awards in the tasting room that dates back to 1927! The property is now run for the four grandsons of the original owner and their families.
The grounds are lovely. The garden out back, trails leading to the vineyards, luscious fruit trees, potted plants, marble statues, and he amazing views made for many photo ops. We had as much fun walking around as we did tasting. They produce 5 wines and a pure extra virgin olive oil from there nearly 2,500 trees. We tried the Classico (my favorite), the Riserva and the whites as well.
We didn’t realize how famous their wines were till after we were gone..glad we got a bottle for the road. You can purchase at thier website www.riseccoli.net or google the name and find many online sale stores that carry the product.
This was the beginning of a long but lovely day in Chianti!
A hillside of olive trees…
The garden was pretty even in Oct.
Waiting for tasting room to open…
An old hand sink…
These olives look ready to pick!
Peeping into the bottling room…
Pots of herbs along the walkway…
Bubble Bath in the garden anyone???
Marianna says these “pear like” fruits were used for jams.
Lovely building, nice people, good wine…what more could you ask for?
Label shows they are a member of the wine region…notice the rooster.
Slow down when driving through Chianti or you might miss the signs…we almost did while enjoying the view.
