Fattoria del Colle – Agriturismo in toscana

Four days in the most well-preserved Tuscan countryside famous for its panoramas and great red wines for aging: Montalcino, Valdorcia and the Crete Senesi

Easter 2023 at Fattoria del Colle

For those who want to see where the great red wines of Tuscany (Brunello, Chianti and Doc Orcia) are born and want to taste them in the cellar or in combination with ancient dishes of the same culture.

For those who want to regenerate body and spirit in the midst of nature, in the quiet of parks, with themed trekking trails, or by bathing in wine followed by a couple’s massage with an expert therapist who uses only natural products (to be booked in advance and paid for separately).

For those seeking the intimacy of ancient and real places that resemble the home of “Tuscan grandparents” and want to taste the food, listen to the stories, touch the plants of a noble farm with 430 years of history.

Donatella Cinelli Colombini waits for them at the Fattoria del Colle with its immense panoramas and splendid wines.

PRICES

3 nights package with activities

• 4 days – 3 nights Euro 237.00 per person in double room with bathroom
• 4 days – 3 nights Euro 215.00 per person in an apartment* for 4 or 6 people

*Daily cleaning is not included in the price of the apartment, but can be requested at a cost of €8.00 per person per day

2 nights package with a dinner and activities

• 3 days – 2 nights Euro 212.00 per person in a double room with bathroom
• 3 days – 2 nights Euro 202.00 per person in an apartment* for 4 or 6 people

*Daily cleaning is not included in the price of the apartment, but can be requested at a cost of €8.00 per person per day

THE PRICE INCLUDES

THE EASTER 2023 BANK HOLIDAY PROGRAM

• Overnight stay in double room or apartment
• Buffet breakfast with homemade cakes and biscuits, cold cuts and cheese, omelette and pinzimoni, hot drinks
• Use of parks and hiking trails
• Guided tour of the historic rooms of the Fattoria del Colle (16th century kitchen, armorial hall, billiard room, chapel, Italian garden) with tasting of 2 Orcia Doc wines and 3 extra virgin olive oils
• Guided tour of the Casato Prime Donne winery in Montalcino with a wine and music experience including the barrel ageing cellar and the new fermentation cellar with itinerant tasting of 4 wines including Brunello
• Guided tour on the theme “Wine, vineyard and video” in the cellars of the Fattoria del Colle including the area for refining the sparkling wine and the room that teaches how to listen to the vineyards. Mini photo-safari and at the end tasting of Spumante Brut Metodo Classico made with Sangiovese grapes.
• Cooking lesson on Pici, the typical local handmade pasta

For any request or doubt, write to info@cinellicolombini.it or call +39 0577662108

DETAILED PROGRAM DAY BY DAY

 APRIL 7th , GOOD FRIDAY

Arrival and welcome into the accommodation, in the rooms or in the farmhouse apartments

• 7.00 pm Aperitif in the barn hall, Fienile, at Fattoria del Colle from which it is possible to enjoy a spectacular panorama of the village of Trequanda. A Toast accompanied by the Valdichiana savoury Easter Schiacciata
• 8.00 pm Dinner on the veranda at the Osteria overlooking the village of Trequanda. A la carte dinner (not included in the package, must be booked). We recommend tasting the pinci all’aglione (giant garlic grown in Valdorcia and Valdichiana) and the typical Trequanda Fratina cod
• Overnight stay

APRIL 8th ,HOLY SATURDAY

• 8.30 – 10. In the farm restaurant. Buffet breakfast with homemade cakes, cold cuts, cheeses, pinzimoni, omelettes and hot drinks
• *** We suggest a visit to the historic centre of Montalcino and the fourteenth-century fortress which dominates the medieval town and offers a spectacular panorama of the land of Brunello. 10 km from Montalcino is the Abbey of Sant’Antimo, a Romanesque jewel.
• 3.30 pm Casato Prime Donne di Montalcino (to be reached with own car) wine and music experience; guided tour with itinerant tasting of 4 wines Chianti Superiore, Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello and Vin Santo accompanied by the music chosen by the sommelier musician Igor Vazzaz. The trail through the cellar and in the fermentations  room allows you to discover the secrets of wine and the history of the places. In addition to the small and large oak barrels, where the Brunello ages for over two years acquiring finesse and complexity, there are also paintings on the history of Montalcino. The itinerary includes the fermentation room with truncated conical concrete vats onto which paintings by the painter Roberto Turchi and photos of Montalcino are projected while hearing local sounds, music and songs. Overall it is a unique and different experience from any other and capable of exciting even the most expert wine lovers
• 17.00 VERTICAL TASTING OF 6 BRUNELLO , PRESENT AND FUTURE (for a fee € 36.00 per person instead of 48.00) For wine lovers the experience continues with the tasting of 6 Brunello or future Brunello: barrel tasting of the 2022 and 2021 harvests from the barrel. Guided tasting of the 2018 Brunellos in the two versions and of the 2015 and 2016 Riservas, both five stars. This tasting allows you to understand the evolution of a great red wine destined for long aging.
• 8.00 pm TYPICAL DINNER in the Fattoria del Colle restaurant. A 4-course menu of traditional and creative cuisine. The pappardelle, very wide typical fresh Tuscan pasta will be served with a traditional duck sauce from the Valdichiana. The traditional wild boar scottiglia from Montalcino. Euros 47.00 per person, beverages not included
• Overnight stay

APRIL 9^th  EASTER SUNDAY

• 8.30 – 10. Buffet breakfast with homemade cakes, cold cuts, cheeses, pinzimonios, omelettes and hot drinks
• 10.00 am brief cooking lesson on Pici, the typical local handmade pasta
• 11.00 (leave 20 minutes earlier using your own car) Holy Mass with Gregorian chants, at the Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey 12 km from Fattoria del Colle, founded in 1313 by San Bernardo Tolomei. The most interesting artistic testimony is the cycle of frescoes on the life of San Benedetto da Norcia, painted in the large cloister by Luca Signorelli and Giovanni Bazzi known as Sodoma. Visits from 9.30 – 12.00 and 15.30 – 18.00
• 1.00 pm Easter lunch (menu displayed at reception to be booked previously)
• *** We suggest a visit to San Quirico d’Orcia, an art jewel along the Via Francigena (Collegiata, Palazzo Chigi, Horti Leonini) and Bagno Vignoni which preserves the large tub in which Saint Catherine and Lorenzo the Magnificent bathed. Right next to the tub is the Toscana Lovers shop which sells the best of Tuscan handicrafts.
• 5.30 pm guided tour of the Fattoria del Colle with itinerant tasting of two wines (Leone Rosso Orcia Doc and Cenerentola Doc Orcia) and 3 types of extra virgin olive oil. Starting from the courtyard of the farm, the itinerary includes the armorial hall, the sixteenth-century kitchen and the billiard room, the sixteenth-century chapel and the Italian garden.
• 8.00 pm Dinner at the Fattoria del Colle restaurant with Florentine pappa col pomodoro and Dante’s soup (the great poet travelled the Francigena in the direction of Rome in the year 1300 and the soup is a faithful reconstruction of medieval flavours). This is almost a discovery of local traditions. This is followed by the Chianina beef Tagliata. It is a bovine species native to the Valdichiana that lives in the wild and is visible, with its white coat, on the surrounding hills. In Roman times, Chianina calves were used for religious rites (€43 beverages non included).

APRIL 10^th EASTER MONDAY

• 8.30 – 10. Fattoria del Colle restaurant. Buffet breakfast with homemade cakes, cold cuts, , pinzimoni, omelettes and hot drinks
• 11.00 photo- safari and visit of the cellars. Departure from the estate courtyard. Your guide will escort guests to 6 locations for selfies and photos of breath-taking views. The itinerary includes a visit to the Chianti Superiore, Doc Orcia and Spertuscan cellars with the infernotto, the barrel cellar, the vinsantaia, the fermentation cellar, the sparkling wine refinement room and the new room that teaches how to “listen to the vineyards”. At the end, a farewell toast with the rosé Brut Metodo Classico Spumante created by Donatella Cinelli Colombini with only Sangiovese.
• 1 pm brunch in the Fattoria restaurant. Spaghettata followed by a platter of cold cuts and cheeses typical desserts from the  Sienese tradition (€31 beverages not included)