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DESCRIPTION: structured, balanced, intense wine with floral scent of violet, fruity plum jam, with spicy notes of black pepper. GRAPES: Sangiovese denominated in Montepulciano gentle blackthorn, black Canaiolo, Colorino, Mammolo. AGING: 2 years of aging in large Slavonian oak barrels. It is completed with 1 year of refinement in the bottle, before being put on the market. (other…)

The Underground City located under the noble palaces in the historic center of Montepulciano offers a suggestive Gothic-Renaissance atmosphere with its tunnels and crypts, inside which the family Ercolani, who has always been an admirer of history and art, exhibits finds related to the art of viticulture, fossils and old instruments of torture. The Underground City is also used as an aging cellar for the Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC wines in oak barrels which here complete the delicate aging process. for info CONTACT US

Free tastings with home-grown products Specific tasting proposals, by reservation only: min 10 - max 100 people from 100 to 400 people (divided into groups) It is possible to customize all tastings. The tastings of up to 10 people can be seated. Tastings for over 10 people are organized as a buffet (without seats) in reserved rooms of the underground city. For those who join the personalized tastings, a discount will be granted on purchases in the cellar and will be able to enjoy the shuttle service, delivering the goods purchased directly to the bus / means of transport.

Free guided tour of the farm with tasting: Visit to the vineyards, olive groves and to the winemaking cellar at the Cantina Ercolani, SS 146, 39-41- Montepulciano. Visit to the historic aging cellar with medieval museum and Etruscan tomb (80th century BC) in the Underground City, via Gracciano nel Corso, 82-39- Montepulciano. Internal guide in English, German, French and Russian. Contacts: tel. +0578 716764 XNUMX

Half day with the truffle hunter in search of the prized white truffle. Period from May to October inclusive (weather permitting) It is possible to link some activities together, according to customer needs. For those who join the activities there will be a discount on purchases in the cellar and will be able to enjoy the shuttle service to deliver the goods purchased directly to the bus / means of transport.

Fun experience in the company of a truffle hunter, member of the ERCOLANI family, and his dogs in search of the black scorzone truffle (summer) and the prized white truffle (autumn) through the countryside, woods, truffle reserves around Montepulciano. Duration: about an hour of searching Rates: from €20 to €60 per person, depending on the number of people participating in the experience