The Perfect Tuscan Secluded

" Where you are is that you are. The additional inside you the location relocations, the a lot more your identification is linked with it. Never ever laid-back, the choice of place is the choice of something you long for." - Under the Tuscan sunlight

There's definitely something magical about Tuscany, and also it's difficult to place your finger on specifically what it is ... it could be the great landscapes, with rolling rows of wineries and silvery olive groves, the superb food and wines, those magnificent sunsets, the style varying from Romanesque to Renaissance. It's possibly a mix of all these things, with an included little bit of magic that makes the area picturesque.

We stayed in Fonte Aulente, a building located in among the most lovely areas of Tuscany, Montalcino, famous for its Brunello wines.

Fonte Aulente, possessed by Alexandra and also Michelangelo is a Tuscan hilltop farmhouse from the 12th century surrounded by a lovely garden-park, with spectacular panoramic on Val D'Orcia hills. It is 2 km from center Montalcino, the dreamland to drive around and see bordering communities as well as vineyards or stay in the yard and also see the landscape. Bordering the house there is an enchanting terraced yard with an all-natural swimming pool, a fish pond with water lilies, olive trees and vines, lovely ache and cypress trees. The appeal of the yard and surrounding land is indescribable in words, specifically in early summer when the lavender as well as roses remain in full bloom. The guest house with 2 spaces, is very tastefully provided based on its historic background.

From the bed we can enjoy the daybreak as well as the fog lift over the valley down below.

The yard greeted us each morning with unmatched charm and also tranquility. We took the morning meal at the outside dining table with a glass of Prosecco, appreciating the scenery.

WINE

Everyday after breakfast as well as a little swimming, we left your house to make few impromptu Brunello tastings in the wineries around so we quit at Casanova di Neri, Castiglion del Bosco, La Gerla, Banfi in search for the terrific emotions supplied by the outstanding 2010 vintage along with by the 2011 one.

No journey to Tuscany is total without experiencing Montalcino countryside wineries, so we had an exclusive wine excursion made by Alexandra Adamek, the owner of Fonte Aulente, a sommelier very knowledgeable concerning the neighborhood wines as well as particularly concerning Brunello di Montalcino. "Brunello di Montalcino is Tuscany's most famous DOCG as well as its boldest expression of the Sangiovese grape. Brunello is the neighborhood name for the Sangiovese Grosso clone where Brunello di Montalcino need to be made in its totality. The wine can not be released for sale up until 5 years after the harvest." We thoroughly enjoyed her tutoring on wines and also wine making processes at Capanna winery, a fantastic encounter and also a pleasant surprise. Together with Alexandra we found the terroir as well as savored exclusive Brunello wines, admired its colors, looked for the key components in wines that offer the equilibrium: the minerality, the level of acidity, the tannins on one hand and also the alcohol, the gentleness and also alcohol on the various other. She discussed how the dirt conditions as well as climate influence each vintage as well as a lot more. Normally Alexandra offers someday wine excursion in 3 various wineries (north, mid and south Montalcino) yet considering that we were with Adriana, our 2 year old babygirl, we took a 3 hrs scenic tour to be introduced into the spectacular Capanna winery, a household custom with all the members directly involved in the wine making. While tasting, we might additionally quickly meet and greet the proprietor, Patrizio Cencioni and also his child waving at us as well as proceeding their normal work.

You could not be in the location without seeing some of the places with the most stunning views and also wines: Castello di Velona, Banfi Castle, Castiglion del Bosco so we enjoyed them in a paced and also relaxed state of mind, as their environment is.

FOOD

In the exact same speed we walked the rock streets of the nearby medieval villages looking for great restaurants to have lunch. With a brief drive from Montalcino, we've been visiting Pienza, San QuiricoD'Orcia, Trequanda, San Gimignano so we combined the rustic natural elegance of Tuscany as well as its extraordinary middle ages hill communities. We constantly inspect the Michelin application when seeking dining establishments (Bib Exquisite ones being our faves) so we were delighted to find Boccon DiVino just outside Montalcino for "scenic sight and gastronomic fantasy on the table". The homemade pasta with prawns and smashed coffee, the tomato soup, the truffle gnocchi or ravioli with Melissa sauce and nuts, the honey pigeon or tagliata are all extremely tasty. Their wine checklist is fantastic as well as this is where we discovered La Gerla Brunello, a wine by the glass in their menu as well as a surge of beautiful aromas on the palate. In short, an incredible wine.

We have actually existed number of times. If you are there do not wait to get some Pappardelle allaCarbonara di Gamberi disadvantage Rigatino Croccante e Polvere di Caffè 100% Arabica - this, in Italian sounds as lyrical as it tastes.

On the primary road of Montalcino, you could locate Enoteca Osticcio Osteria which supplies besides tasty food as well as a wonderful wine checklist, an outstanding view over the valley.

At Alexandra' idea we ate at Trattoria Ossena in San Quirico D'Orcia, a restaurant preferred amongst the residents, a terrific surprise for us as we had a beautiful lunch in their charitable and also lovely yard: exceptionally great food, specifically hand-made pasta with fresh truffles, gnocchi, steaks as well as swine ragu/ Fiorentina bistecca/steak, and so on. We combined our meal with a bottle of Ciacci Piccolomini d' Aragona 2010. It was among the most relaxed lunches as our daughter can play in the beautiful yard, always in our sight.

Another day after going to Pienza with its fantastic choices of Peccorino cheese, we examined the ribolitta in Il Conte Matto Dining establishment in Trequanda, had a terrific pizza at San Giorgio as well as terrific icecreams at Gelateria Artigianale Why Not, both downtown Montalcino.

In the afternoon, we did some searching for the supper: antipasti and also pasta fresca from their little store, Peccorino di Pienza as well as obviously the 3 people were shed before the wine range from Bruno Dalmazio as well as Vino al Vino.

The Mercado is opened only on Saturday and the fish comes just on Tuesday- some pointers to be known.

At 7.30 it was the ideal moment to rest outdoors on the balcony and take in the scenery. the excellent Tuscan evening was about to start: The Tuscan sunlight setting on an additional day, over the fields vineyards, stone houses as well as barns. Our outside supper as well as a container of Brunello ...

In the last night Alexandra and her partner, Michelangelo, were really type to welcome us for a common Tuscan dinner. Michelangelo prepared a wonderful dish with tasty antipasti and also wild boar, we listened to some Brazilian samba of Dudu Nicacio and also we discussed wines, customizeds, their own olive oil (in the same day they select the olives they bring them to the mill for the best high quality of the olive oil, and believe me, it tastes excellent!).

We located La Dolce Vita significance- a mix of culinary delicacies, delighting in beautiful landscapes, unlimited culture and history. This is what provides the Bel Paese its charm and elegance.