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53013 Gaiole in Chianti, Italy Show on map Show in places
53013 Gaiole in Chianti, Italy Show on map Show in places
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Website:
www.coltibuono.com
Wineguide:
Badia a Coltibuono - La Badia srl
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Among the remains of the first Etruscan and later Roman settlement of Cetamura (on the hill overlooking the abbey), archaeologists have also come across evidence linked to the consumption of wine during excavations. At that time, when the first vines were planted in Badia a Coltibuono, Latin was still spoken. And it was the monks of the "Cultusboni" abbey who spread the cultivation of the vine in Chianti with new energy in the Middle Ages
with new energy. With great success, by the way, as a letter addressed to Lorenzo il Magnifico (Lorenzo the Magnificent) from 1476 testifies. The letters of Cardinal Giovanni dei Medici, who was crowned Pope Leo X in 1513, also mention the good wine produced in Badia a Coltibuono. in 1810 Napoleon Bonaparte appreciated Badia a Coltibuono so much that he appropriated the abbey from the monks and expropriated the latter. in 1846 the property was finally
by the Giuntini family, the ancestors of the present owners. In 1904 Giuseppe Giuntini wrote: "The famous Chianti wine is produced in considerable quantities and is also sold abroad with great prestige, the oil is good."
with new energy. With great success, by the way, as a letter addressed to Lorenzo il Magnifico (Lorenzo the Magnificent) from 1476 testifies. The letters of Cardinal Giovanni dei Medici, who was crowned Pope Leo X in 1513, also mention the good wine produced in Badia a Coltibuono. in 1810 Napoleon Bonaparte appreciated Badia a Coltibuono so much that he appropriated the abbey from the monks and expropriated the latter. in 1846 the property was finally
by the Giuntini family, the ancestors of the present owners. In 1904 Giuseppe Giuntini wrote: "The famous Chianti wine is produced in considerable quantities and is also sold abroad with great prestige, the oil is good."