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Experience description
At the Badia di Morrona, the cellars have been constructed on six different levels, but this will not be immediately evident because they are almost completely below ground thanks to work, much desired by the Gaslini Alberti family, aimed at fully respecting the surrounding environment and landscape
You will enter initially into the fermentation area with its temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and you will already find yourself at the second level, the bottling facilities are below. Two flights of stairs will take you to the third level, where there are other fermentation tanks, smaller in size, utilized for the production of the white wines. On the fourth level you will enter into the large round space which houses the oak casks and small oak barrels utilized for the aging of the estate’s most important wines. You will then arrive at the fifth level where the cement tanks, particularly suitable for the stocking of the wine before it will be bottled. This is, as well, the level of the estate’s shop where visitors will be able to taste and acquire all of the Badia di Morrona products, including the extra-virgin olive oil.
The Wine Tour will end with a tasting of three Badia di Morrona wines.
Wines for tasting
I SODI DEL PARETAIO
Red Wine Chianti DOCG - Sangiovese, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
TANETO
Red Wine Toscana IGT - Syrah, Merlot, Sangiovese
VIGNALTA
Terre di Pisa Sangiovese DOC - Sangiovese
BIANCO DELLA BADIA
White Wine Toscana IGT - Vermentino, Trebbiano, Chardonnay
ROSSO DELLA BADIA
Red Wine Toscana IGT - Sangiovese, other complementary grape varieties
FELCIAIO
White Wine Toscana IGT - Vermentino
VIVAJA
Rosè Toscana IGT - Sangiovese
LA SUVERA
White Wine Toscana IGT - Chardonnay, Viognier
I SODI DEL PARETAIO RISERVA
Red Wine Chianti DOCG - Sangiovese
N'ANTIA
Red Wine Toscana IGT - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
The experience includes the tasting of 3 wines, chosen from the products of Badia di Morrona.
Food pairing
There aren't pairings in this experience.
Useful info
Agritourism
Restaurant
Curiosities
- The property was always confirmed to the Camaldolese monks by the Papacy and placed under the jurisdiction of the bishopric of Volterra, until 1284. From that year on, the Abbey was disputed between Pisans, Volterrans, Florentines and monks. Only with a military act of 1482, the vicar of the bishop of Volterra, Bartolomeo Soderini, took possession of it and made it his personal residence for the holidays.
Nearby places to visit
- Terricciola: Ancient village of Etruscan origin, as documented by the discovery of settlements in the hamlets of Morrona and Soiana, where there are necropolises of the Hellenistic age with underground chamber tombs. Of particular interest is the Belvedere Hypogeum.
- Terme di Casciana: This is an ancient spa set in a beautifully secluded area of the Pisan countryside. Enjoy a few hours of relaxation and wellbeing in its thermal pools.
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