After our wonderful lunch at the Castello Romitorio winery we hit the road again to visit the Tenuta Friggiali estate.

Here we were received by the lovely Eva Barro who showed us the whole process at Friggiali. Here is one of the aging rooms where they keep their Brunellos and Rossos:

The winery is owned by Olga Peluso Centolani (or Donna Olga). Donna Olga is a passionate woman of wine and a wine grower who has for years been involved with the production of wine. The estate, a little nature's work of art, consists of 11 hectares, but only 4 of them are cultivated by Donna Olga with selected clones of Sangiovese Brunello and a density of more than 6.500 plants per hectare. Her love for the Tuscan countryside and nature with its cycle of seasons, its fruits, its mysteries, brings every year a production of 20.000 bottles of Brunello di Montalcino. Each one is an extraordinary combination of power and elegance, style and structure, harmony and longevity, and assures to anyone that tries them the unforgettable sensorial experience that only the Greatest Wines can give.

Here are pictures of the visit to her house wehere we tasted the wines:

The house is of medieval origins and beautifully restored:

 

Here is our table setup for the tasting:

 

And here is the gang taking a break:

 

At the end of the visit we went back "home" to relax before being picked up again by our driver Leonardo. He took us to the small medieval town of San Giovanni D'Asso. Here we had a very nice dinner of antipastos and tagliatelle with wild boar sauce. For deseert we had tiramisu. And, of course, plenty of wine.

This was a very long day and we were looking forward to go back home and have a good night sleep. Tomorrow will be another day and we are going to visit the Chianti Classico region.

Cheers!

Gerry