Tenuta Monteloro

The Fiesole Hillside, Dante's Land

The Monteloro estate is located near Florence, just behind Fiesole, at the southern foot of the Apennine mountain range at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level.

History

At one time, Monteloro was home to aristocratic Florentine families, such as Beatrice Portinari and Dante Alighieri, who spent summers in the countryside taking up residence in their manor houses that still remain today as famous traces of a noble past.

Vineyards, Experimentation and Cellars.

Vineyards

The estate’s 122 hectares (301 acres) are planted principally to Riesling and Pinot Bianco.

Research

Years of patient pedoclimatic studies were conducted to analyze and understand the potential of this area that is remarkably promising for the production of white wines. An unexplored terroir that motivated Marchesi Antinori in 2002 to develop the expression of two varieties, Riesling and Pinot Bianco, in this area.