| Villa Vistarenni - Chianti, Tuscany, Italy 
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Between the two small towns of Radda and Gaiole in Chianti, two historical sites for the production of Chianti Classico, right in the heart of Tuscany, there lies Fattoria Vistarenni, a large farm of approx 500 acres. The 18th century Villa Vistarenni, with its majestic and unique façade, dominates from a hilltop 500 m above sea level. In the beautiful historical cellars underneath the villa, excavated in the rock and vaulted by a brick cross vault, wines improve and mature in big oaken barrels and barrique. On the first floor of the Villa the large halls with their 19 century murals, their objects, the ancient books and decorations echo the past, whilst the windows looking onto the Chianti hills, which at sunset are suffused with the colours of the seasons, draw you into the present.
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