Winery · Tuscany

Cantine Contucci

Name: Cantine Contucci
Address: Tuscany, IT

1000 years of vines — the Contuccis cultivated since the 11th century and are the putative fathers of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (doc 1773). Palazzo tasting room on the central piazza.

What to do there

TourContucci Cellar: 1400s Wine DynastyThe Contucci family has made wine in Montepulciano since the 1400s. Their cellar is built INTO the old city walls—you literally walk through medieval fortifications to reach the barrels. Free tastings with purchase. The countess herself sometimes pours.

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