Description
SAN GIMIGNANO – For sale: a farm estate totaling 209 hectares, consisting of 3 groups of buildings covering a total of 4,000 sqm. The property includes 33.5 hectares of specialized vineyards, of which 5 hectares are planted with Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG (with the possibility to plant an additional 4 hectares using existing Vernaccia planting rights), 23 hectares with Chardonnay, and 5 hectares with Pinot Grigio. There are also 5 hectares of olive groves and over 166 hectares of woodland, arable land, and land surrounding the buildings.
Within the estate, near the Villa di Castelvecchio, lies an important medieval hamlet covering over 3.5 hectares. It is easily accessible via a private road that runs from the Villa through the entire Castelvecchio Nature Reserve. The hamlet is a significant medieval settlement, considered the oldest of the “castles” in the Val d’Elsa area. It was likely inhabited as early as the 6th or 7th century following the Lombard invasion, and later used as a fortified citadel due to its strategic location between Volterra and San Gimignano along the Via Francigena.
Location Information
The estate enjoys a strategic position between Volterra (13 km) and San Gimignano (16 km), and is within convenient distance of major Tuscan cities:
Empoli – 40 km; Siena – 44 km; Florence – 64 km; Pisa – 76 km; Livorno – 80 km; Arezzo – 130 km.
