This splendid villa for sale is one of the first established farms from Chianti Classico, and is located just a few kilometres from Florence.
The property is composed of a manor house, surrounded by a vast park of one hectare which includes a large farmhouse, guest lodgings, and a depot for agricultural machinery.
The vineyards cover a surface of around 5 hectares of land, 4 of which are Chianti Classico Gallo Nero DOCG denomination, while the other 10 are cultivated with olive trees of DOP Chianti Classico denomination. A holly oak alley leads to the main entrance of this splendid Tuscan villa, where one can access also by two side streets one leading north and the other leading south. The manor house, built on a typical horse shoe shape plan, develops over three levels; the ground floor includes 10 rooms: a kitchen with adjoining ironing room and larder, an amenity room, a lounge, two rooms used as libraries and a study; on the first floor, with a total of 11 rooms, we find a hall, a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and two closets, four bedrooms and three bathrooms; the attic features two storage rooms, a bedroom, one bathroom and a lounge/diner; finely, in the basement we find the wine aging cellar which is the oldest part of the property together with the farm house.
On the north side of this villa for sale in Florence, there is an apartment on two floors which includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor and on the second floor a kitchen/diner, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a spiral stair the leads to the terrace on the roof top above, with benefits of an exceptional panoramic view. To the south of the villa we find an elegant chapel from the 18th century.
The cellar which occupies the entire south wing and is adjacent to the chapel is divided into an ample bottling room and wine and oil depot and a barrel cellar on the ground floor; on the basement level we find another barrel cellar and on the first floor, that we access to through an internal staircase, we find an area used as a warehouse.
A conservatory, now converted to garage, uses best part of the north wing ground floor. Above it another small apartment is located on the first floor.
The flooring throughout the villa is in original antique terracotta and wood. The cornices are original in both the main villa and the farmhouse. Also the “inginocchiata” windows adds credibility to the fact that Michelangelo might be one of the participants to the original project of the manor house. In fact Michelangelo’s father was the local Podestà at that time which makes the presence in that area of great maestro even more likely.
The 15th century porch that looks onto the Italian style garden with pietra serena stone decorated capitals.
On the rear side of the villa, there is a wonderful swimming pool which was originally a basin with stone edges with an elegant sculpture of a little angel, enriches the garden together with a green room with pietra serena stone seats. From the edge of the swimming-pool two symmetrical staircases lead to another garden with an outdoor cooking area, with an oven and a sheltered outdoor space with a glycine covered pergola and a decorative fish pond.
More to the north we find a beautiful rose tunnel, an orchard and an olive grove.
The farm house, located on the left side of the villa is divided in two units distributed on two levels.
The first one features a large hall connected to a study, a kitchen with porch, a laundry and a bathroom on the ground level, all with antique terracotta flooring; on the first floor we find three bedrooms, a study and three bathrooms, also featuring original terracotta flooring. The two levels are connected by a decorated pietra serena stone staircase.
The second unit features a kitchen, two living/dining rooms, a bathroom and a larder on the ground floor; on the second floor we find three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study and a cloak room. Both units feature a private garden.
The guest lodgings are a bare stone building on two levels: a basement floor with bathroom and closet, a ground floor with a large kitchen /diner, with a mezzanine and an adjacent bedroom connected to the basement through a wooden staircase.
The warehouse is a large roofed space which is currently a depot for agricultural machinery. On the other side of the warehouse we find another garden with laurel windows from which we can admire a stunning view of the Duomo and the Tower of Giotto in Florence, all at a very short distance from this luxury villa for sale.
