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Tenuta Sette Ponti
Tenuta Sette Ponti sits in the Valdarno, in the hills between Florence and Arezzo. The Moretti Cuseri family has farmed here since the 1950s. Antonio Moretti Cuseri bottled the first wine in 1998, and the vines are farmed organically. Its most famous vineyard was planted in 1935 by a prince of the House of Savoy. Four of its wines are on sale in Britain, led by the red called Oreno. Visits run Monday to Saturday, by appointment, and most start in the vineyard.
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About Tenuta Sette Ponti
Seven bridges cross the Arno on the old road between Florence and Arezzo, and the estate is named after them. One of them, the Buriano, is the bridge you can see over the shoulder of the Mona Lisa. The vines sit above the river, on slopes cooled by the air coming down off the Pratomagno ridge.
The oldest vineyard here was planted in 1935 by Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, who called it Vigna dell'Impero. It grows a Sangiovese vine found nowhere else. In the 1950s the architect Alberto Moretti Cuseri bought the first parcels of land from the prince's two daughters. His family has held them since. For decades the grapes were simply sold on to other producers.
Antonio Moretti Cuseri changed that. He had made his career in fashion, then took the farm on from his father and put the family name on a label. The first was Crognolo, from the 1998 harvest. Oreno, a Bordeaux blend, came a year later and made the estate's reputation. Antonio went on to plant in the Maremma, at Bolgheri, at Noto and on Etna. His son Amedeo joined the business in 2019 and now runs the winery.
The vines cover about 85 football pitches and have been organic since the early 2000s. The family feeds the soil with worm compost and manure from its own stables. It sprays with a machine that catches what the leaves do not take, saving nearly a third of the water. In the cellar the wine goes into steel, concrete, clay and oak, and is left to ferment on its own. The range starts with Vigna di Pallino, a Chianti also made as a Superiore. It ends with Vigna dell'Impero, pure Sangiovese off that 1935 plot, aged two years in big oak casks.
Visits run Monday to Saturday and have to be booked. Each one starts among the vines, carries on into the cellar and ends at a table, with focaccia, cheese and salumi beside the glasses. Yoga, a walk through the hills and a cooking class in the estate kitchen are all offered too, each finishing with the same three wines.
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Tenuta Sette Ponti
Castiglion Fibocchi, Arezzo
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7 bookable experiences at Tenuta Sette Ponti
5 tastings, 1 tour, and 1 other experience, checked by our editors. From €55.
Tasting & Tour
Super Toscani
1h 30
From €65 per person
Visit the vineyard and cellar, followed by a tasting of Tenuta Sette Ponti's signature wines, which embody the Moretti Cuseri family's philosophy: Crognolo IGT Toscana Vigna dell'Impero Valdarno di Sopra DOC Oreno IGT Toscana
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Our Sangiovese
1h 30
From €55 per person
A visit for those seeking a deeper understanding of the different expressions of Sangiovese. A tour of the vineyard and cellar, followed by a tasting of three wines made from the same grape but with different winemaking methods: Vigna di Pallino Chianti Superiore DOCG Crognolo IGT Toscana Vigna dell'Impero Valdarno di Sopra DOC
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Vigna dell'Impero 1935
1h 30
From €140 per person
Visit the vineyard and cellar, followed by a tasting of three wines from the estate's oldest vineyard, planted in 1935. The experience includes two different vintages of Sangiovese, plus the current vintage of Trebbiano. Vigna dell'Impero Trebbiano, Toscana Bianco IGT Vigna dell'Impero Valdarno di Sopra Sangiovese DOC (current vintage) Vigna dell'Impero Valdarno di Sopra Sangiovese DOC (old vintage)
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Cult Wines
1h 30
From €75 per person
Visit to the vineyard and the cellar, followed by a tasting of the great wines of Tenuta Sette Ponti and Orma that are an expression and symbol of the estates in the world. Vigna dell'Impero Valdarno di Sopra Doc Oreno Igt Toscana Orma Igt Toscana - Orma Bolgheri
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Food Pairing
Cooking class at Villa Crognolo
About 4 hours
€180 per person
Four hours in the kitchen of Villa Crognolo, making pasta by hand and either a starter or a pudding. Then you sit down and eat it with Crognolo, Vigna dell'Impero and Oreno. Mornings from ten, Monday to Friday, booked at least a day ahead.
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Vineyard Tour
Walk the vineyards, then taste
€150 per person
A guided walk through the estate's vineyards and the eroded hills above the Arno, followed by a tasting of Crognolo, Oreno and Vigna dell'Impero with focaccia, cheese and cured meats. Three people or more, Monday to Saturday, booked at least a day ahead.
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Yoga in the vines, then a tasting
An hour of yoga, then a tasting
€120 per person
An hour of yoga with a trainer, either among the vines or in the winter garden, then a guided tasting of Crognolo, Vigna dell'Impero and Oreno with focaccia, cheese and cured meats. Two to ten people, Monday to Friday, booked at least a day ahead.
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Via Sette Ponti 71, 52029 Castiglion Fibocchi, Arezzo (Toscana)
What Tenuta Sette Ponti makes
Tenuta Sette Ponti's current bottle selection is led by Toscana IGT. The clearest grape signal comes from Merlot and Sangiovese.
Common questions
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The winery is at Via Sette Ponti 71, Castiglion Fibocchi, in the province of Arezzo. It stands on the old Sette Ponti road, which runs along the foot of the Pratomagno between Florence and Arezzo. The estate takes its name from the seven bridges on that road.
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