Le Capraie Mansion Chianti Classico vineyards, Siena–Tuscany
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.