Villa Le Barone can organize wine visits and wine tasting at Castello di Albola winery (17 km from Villa Le Barone). Villa Le Barone can also organize buying and shipping wine.
The medieval village of Castello di Albola rises on top of the Chianti hills, within an unsurpassed agro-landscape context. Throughout its history, it has belonged to the noblest Tuscan families, from the Acciaioli to the Samminiati, from the Pazzi to the Ginori Conti and since 1979 it has been owned by the Zonin family.
Castello di Albola covers over 900 hectares, 98 of which are vineyards and enjoys an excellent position among the highest hills of the Chianti Classico. The vineyards, a real heritage for the local culture, are located in territories characterized by steep slopes and enjoy significant temperature ranges and an ideal microclimate for the production of excellent wines. The historic vineyards of Selvole, Capaccia, Madonnino, Ellere, Marangole, Mondeggi, Sant'Ilario and Acciaiolo are located at an altitude between 350 meters and 550 meters above sea level and take light, as they say in Chianti, "from sun to sun" .
The historic underground cellars of the ancient medieval village, with traditional vaults built over time by the noble families of the Samminiati, the Pazzi and the Ginori Conti princes have come back to life to refine the greatest wines in large Slavonian oak barrels.
