Unique heritage mansion on a 395-acre Gallo Nero estate, winery, oil mill, chapel, 2 pools, and farmhouses for sale in Castellina in Chianti, Siena. At 450 m above sea level, with a truly breathtaking panorama, Le Capraie Mansion dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries and dominates a 395-acres (160 hectares) estate boasting prestigious vineyards producing over 110,000 bottles of the finest Chianti Classico Gallo Nero DOCG wines each year. A classic cypress trees driveway leads to the main park featuring an Italian-style garden designed with fountains, belvedere terraces, elegant balustrades and travertine colonnades. Here is set a swimming pool with spectacular scenery and dominated by the splendid main façade of the villa, perfectly preserved in its original Vanvitellian-style architecture, with a tower, colonnades, arched windows, Renaissance-style stone decorations and a main entrance porch surmounted by a terrace. The interiors star charming and bright living areas throughout paired with antique furniture and fine decorations. The entrance hall has a grand staircase and wrought iron balustrade and connects three main reception rooms, two fabulous dining halls, one very impressive has over 6 meters high ceilings with central trusses and great arched windows, snooker room, study with library and 8 ensuite bedrooms. Amongst the park, a separate church building preserves Roman numeral dates and family names engraved in stone on the portal and main facade, and houses a consecrated chapel where private Catholic ceremonies are still celebrated. Slightly detached from the park are the 15th-century traditional stone farmhouses converted into 11 holiday apartments and a single-family villa, providing a total of 24 bedrooms, all in a rustic country chic style and with access to a second swimming pool. A typical hamlet, dating back to the 14th century, is the beating heart of the farm and houses a wine cellar with a fully equipped winemaking facility, cellars with oak barrels, vaulted rooms for wine aging, tasting rooms, a shop, offices, as well as an oil mill, farm outbuildings and staff quarters. The land is cultivated according to the centuries-old Tuscan tradition, is certified 100% organic, and includes 19.4 hectares of Chianti Classico Gallo Nero DOCG vineyards, 21 hectares of olive groves with 5,500 trees, a private lake, 105 hectares of woods, orchards, and arable land. Strategically located in the heart of Chianti Classico wine region, south of Florence and 25 km north of Siena, at an easy reach to all main Tuscan sites and road connections. The town center of Castellina in Chianti with shops, bars and all amenities it is at just 10 minutes’ drive, 7 km, with no gravel road. PROPERTY Ref: CNT2884Location: Castellina in Chianti, Province: Siena, Region: TuscanyType: 160 hectare/395 acres estate with 4431 sq m/47694 sq ft historical building surfaces made of a 935 sq m/1064 sq ft three-story manor villa with turret, park with pool, plus a chapel, former farmhouses converted into guest quarters with separate swimming pool, storage barns and garages, and a hamlet with buildings making the winemaking facility and farm centerYear of construction: 1700 the mansion, 1300-1400 the hamlet and former farmhousesYear of restoration: 2004Conditions: excellentLand: 160 hectares/395 acres including a landscaped park, a 3,300 sqm/0.8 acres lake, 19.4 ha/47.9 acres of vineyards, 21 ha/51.8 acres of olive groves, 0.3 ha/ 0.7 acres of orchards, 105 ha/259.4 acres of forests, 12.6 ha/31 acres arable land and 1.3 ha/3.2 acres of gardens, roads and courtyards
DETAILS ON WINE PRODUCTION
- Currently vineyard surface: 19.4 hectares/47.9 acres
- Appellation: Chianti Classico DOCG
- Varieties: Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Colorino, Trebbiano, Foglia Tonda, Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo Nero, Gamay, Malvasia Bianca
- Average altitude: 430 m asl
- Soil: clay, limestone, rich in stones
- Planting distance: 2.50×0.70 m | 2.50×0.80 m | 2.80×1.00 m | 2.90×1.00 m
- Years of planting: 1060 - 1980 - 2013
- Training: pruned-spur cordon (4,600 vines/ha)
- Yearly production: 850 hl (110,000 bottles)
- Cellar capacity: 2,527 hl (372 hl stainless steel + 1,850 hl cement + 280 hl wood + 25 hl barriques)
- Wine produced: Chianti Classico DOCG, Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione, Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, Vinasanto Chianti Classico DOP, Grappa Chianti Classico
- Winemaking facility surface: 671 sq m/7222 sq ft
DETAILS ON EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION
- Olive grove surface area: 21.2 hectares
- Number of plants: 5,500 trees
- Varieties: Frantoio (80%), Moraiolo (15%), Leccino (5%)
- Annual production: 5,000 kg
- Oil mill surface: 162 sq m/ sq ftDETAILS ON BUILDING
1. Le Capraie Main Villa 935 sq m/1064 sq ft, 8 bedrooms and 8 bathroomsInspired by Vanvitelli architecture, in eighteenth-century style, unique in its gender featuring a watch tower and a private catholic chapel. A meticulous restoration was made in 2003 and 2004 and it comprises three great reception halls, one has great windows on the three sides, two dining rooms, a kitchen, a study, a snooker room, and eight double bedrooms maintaining its original style, all ensuite. The outdoors star a landscaped park, a belvedere terrace over a 16×8 m swimming pool, and completed by, a tavern with a bread oven and a storage room2. Farmhouse A - 837 sq m/9009 sq ft, 13 bedrooms and 12 bathroomsA 14th-century stone building consisting of holiday apartments all with independent entrances, can accommodate a maximum of twenty-five people. Outside, a 12x3 m swimming pool
- App. No. 1: living room, kitchen, TV room, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- App. N°2: living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- App. N°3: living room, kitchen, TV room, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- App. N°4: kitchenette with dining area, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom
- App. N°5: 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms): living room, living room, kitchen, 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms
- App. N°6: living room, kitchen, 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms
- App. N°7: 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom3. Farmhouse B - 258 sq m/2777 sq ft, 7 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms
A 14th-century stone building set in the middle of the woods, in an extremely quiet and reserved location, restored into holiday apartments all with independent entrances, can accommodate a maximum of 14 people
- App. No. 8: living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- App. N°9: living room, kitchen, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom
- App. N°10: living room, kitchen, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom
- App. N°11: living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.4. The Hamlet with winemaking facility -1,692 sq m/18212 sq ft
Takes the form of a cluster of buildings (all dating back to the 14th century) arranged around a small square with a fountain. These buildings house staff quarters, the office, the shop and retail/tasting area, the vinsantaia, an aging cellar, a 671 sq m//7222 sq ft winemaking facility and the oil mill, 162 sq m/1743 sq ft, both fully equipped for the processing of grapes and olives to final packaging5. Farmhouse C - 356 sq m/3831 sq ft, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
Dating back to the 14th century has not yet been fully renovated, on the lower level cellar and deposit rooms, two apartments on the first floor6. Building D - 353 sq m/3799 sq ft storage house and garageSwimming pool: 2 swimming pools, one serving the manor mansion 16x8m.+ 4x3mt Roman-style step, the second 12x3 m. is located by the guest houses Parking: outdoor parking facility with carportsDistance from services: 7 kmDistance from main airports: Florence 60km, Pisa 100kmUtilities:
Fixed telephone network: available
Internet: available
Heating: LPG
Water: mains city supply + wells + 3,300 sqm/0.8 acres lake
Electricity: available
Waterwaste: Imhoff tankThe property is owned by a private company
The location, for privacy, is approximate
Please note all measurements cited are approximateEnergy Efficiency Class: GApolloni & Blom RE carries out a technical due diligence with owner’s technician to have a full report on the urban and cadastral state of the art of each property. The due diligence may be requested by clients showing a strong interest in the property