From the winery: Since Etruscan times, Montepulciano has been at the centre of the wine trade in Tuscany. With quotations reaching back in time from Tito Livio to Poliziano, from Voltaire to Alexandre Dumas right up to Thomas Jefferson, the enological culture of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has carved out a unique journey for itself. A history and a uniqueness which were sealed by the creation of the DOC in 1960 and the DOCG Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in 1980.

In fact, it was in the 80s that the estate’s story started to enfold thanks to the passion of its founder, Rudi Bindella, grandson of the pioneer Jean Bindella who at the beginning of the 1900s with only two horses started transporting flagons of wine and then introduced the famous Tuscan flask of wine to Switzerland. Rudi Bindella, explored and developed the family activity by starting to instruct those around him, importing and distributing excellent Italian products in the Swiss market, opening restaurants in the most important Swiss areas. During his studies in Italy, he discovers Montepulciano where he decides to become a winemaker and set up his own estate.

The Vallocaia Estate represents a unicum of this prestigious winemaking area: it is the Nobile of today but most of all, the Nobile of what will be.

From its two large glass windows, the lovely landscapes and the noble profile of Montepulciano dominate. The blood-red sunsets and the crests, that follow on from one another create a picturesque succession worthy of the brush of a Renaissance artist.

The Tenuta Vallocaia has a special character. Today, it is a modern winery with an ancient heart, encapsulated in an architecture which exalts its functions and its beauty. It is permeated with light which amplifies its considerable, exposed, internal spaces. A place where wine, art, history, passion and people live in a dynamic equilibrium, dedicated to creating wines that are the best way to tell the tales of this land in the heart of Italy.

At the Tenuta Vallocaia, one breathes the Energy of the Future, one experiments, one speaks with the land to understand its character and transfer it to its wines in order to project it towards a modern, sophisticated and more elegant style.

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