Day one — Land at Florence, drive south, and do nothing that requires you to be sharp. Dinner in Chianti, early night.
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A private point of departure
Tuscany
One grape, two hours apart, behaving like two different wines — and a lunch after every appointment, because that is how it is done there.
Why go
Not to cover the region. To understand a part of it.
The best three days leave something out. We choose the cellars, tables, and stretches of road that answer your reason for being there.
Two Sangiovese estates in one day, one in Chianti Classico and one in Montalcino, tasted close enough together that the difference is impossible to miss.
A Brunello vertical at a Montalcino property, where the ten-year gap between two vintages is mostly a story about rain.
Lunch at a working farm with the estate's own oil poured beside the wine, which is the pairing the region actually eats.
An afternoon in Bolgheri for the Cabernet and Merlot argument — the coast is a different country and the wines say so.
Dinner at an agriturismo with the family's own bottles and no list, because there is nothing to choose from and that is the point.
A possible rhythm
Three days, lightly held.
This is not a package. It is enough structure to show the pace; the actual route begins with your cellar, dates, and appetite for the day.
Day two — Two Montalcino estates in the morning while your palate is fresh, then a long lunch at a hilltown property and an afternoon deliberately left empty.
Day three — Bolgheri if you want the coast and the Cabernet argument; otherwise a slow morning and the airport.
Who tends to love it
The fit matters more than the pin on the map.
- Collectors who have Brunello in the cellar and have never tasted it against Chianti Classico on the same afternoon.
- Anyone who considers a three-hour lunch a feature rather than a scheduling problem.
- Couples and small groups — most of these estates seat eight and no more.
Begin with why Tuscany matters to you.
Prestige Vin shapes the wine point of view. Velluto Travel arranges the hotels, private transfers, air, and benefits around it.
Consider Tuscany