Detached house for sale in San Gimignano, 53037, Italy

On the hills of San Gimignano, this impressive estate with Agriturismo and winery offers a stunning holiday resort deep into the unrivaled Tuscan countryside. The accommodation business is well-established as proven by the high-ratings obtained online. The great piece of land (238 hectares) contouring the property is a wildlife reserve, and thanks to 36.3 hectares of vineyards allows the production of prestigious igt and DOCG Tuscan wines.
Located a short way from the wonderful medieval town of San Gimignano (8km; 20’), this Agriturismo allows for perfect vacations in the quiet of the Tuscan countryside.
Right next to the property (in the municipalities of Gambassi Terme and Montaione) there is the Parco Benestare (3km on foot), a real geological paradise with minerals outcrops and sulphurous water springs.

Description of the buildings

The old wine-cellar (1,123 sqm – 12,083 sqft) has been reworked into a new building, including a restaurant (205 sqm – 2,236 sqft), two smaller wine-cellar (554 sqm – 5,991 sqft) for the production and ageing of wine, the reception and offices for the activity (160 sqm – 1,751 sqft), some storage rooms (53 sqm – 600 sqft) and some apartments for the staff (137 sqm – 1,505 sqft).

Next to the building there is an ample meeting hall (184 sqm – 1,980 sqft) recently built, divided between two levels and fitted with an air conditioning system.

Complex N°1 (710 sqm – 7,640 sqft) includes nine bedrooms (all suitable for at least two guests) to rent out. They are classified into four types with varying level of finishes.

The property is made up of several fully restored country houses (1,675 sqm – 18,023 sqft) split into apartments and all fitted with shared swimming pools and individual air conditioning systems.
The tourist apartments are split into four building and each one of them has the name of a famous or historical location.

Complex N°2 (343 sqm – 3,691 sqft, 8 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms):
• Apt. N°1: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;
• Apt. N°2: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;
• Apt. N°3: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;
• Apt. N°4: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;

Complex N°3 (367 sqm – 2,873 sqft, 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms):
• Apt. N°5: Kitchen, living room, three bedrooms and three bathrooms;
• Apt. N°6: Living room with kitchenette, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Complex N°4 (100 sqm – 1,076 sqft, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms):
• Apt. N°7: Two bedrooms, two bathrooms and private veranda.

Complex N°5 (965 sqm – 10,383 sqft, 18 bedrooms and 17 bathrooms):
• Apt. N°8: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and bathroom;
• Apt. N°9: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;
• Apt. N°10: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and bathroom;
• Apt. N°11: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;
• Apt. N°12: Living room with kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom;
• Apt. N°13: Living room with kitchenette, three bedrooms and three bathrooms;
• Apt. N°14: Living room with kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom;
• Apt. N°15: Living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms;
• Apt. N°16: Living room with kitchenette, four bedrooms and four bathrooms;

Complex N°6 (606 sqm – 6,520 sqft) is nowadays earmarked to agricultural use and includes three constructions. The two-story main building is prevalently made up of bricks (only a few parts are stone-made) and has various storage rooms and a cellar on the ground floor, while on the first floor there are two accommodations for the staff.
The second building, a two-story construction too, was originally a barn (as proved by the brick pattern). On the ground floor there are two storage rooms (accessible through archways) and a small garage. On the first floor there is another accommodation fort the staff made up of three bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room with kitchenette.
Last, there is a small depot on a single floor with a metal awning.

On the outside there is also another building, named “La Capanna”, including two small storage rooms at one of the extremities and leaving the remaining surface (shared by the tenants and located near the complex of “La Torre”) to be used as a social recreational area.

The complex also features two villas, one close to the other and each fitted with a private swimming pool and outdoor spaces.

Villa N°1 (457 sqm – 4,917 sqft), suitable for a maximum of 15 people, is divided between three floors and organized as follows:
• Ground floor: Entrance hall, toilette, kitchen, dining room, living room.
• First floor: Five bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, bedroom and bathroom. Two of the double bedrooms have a balcony.
• Turret: Three bedrooms with terrace and a bathroom with shower.
On the outside, the villa is enriched by a private garden with panoramic pool, sun beds and deck chairs. The patio is fitted with BBQ, tables and chairs.

Villa N°2 (467 sqm – 5,025 sqft), suitable for a maximum of 10 people, is divided between two floors and organized as follows:
• Ground floor: Entrance hall, laundry, toilette, living room, dining room with kitchen.
• First floor: Three double bedrooms with private bathrooms with showers, master’s bedroom with en-suite bathroom and double bedroom with en-suite bathroom.
On the outside, the villa is enriched by a private garden with panoramic pool, sun beds and deck chairs. The patio is fitted with BBQ, tables and chairs.

Inside the property there are also a derelict building (572 sqm – 6,155 sqft) which could be restored and used as an additional tourist house, a small church (43 sqm – 463 sqft) used as a storage building and a small shed for the electrical transformer (22 sqm – 237 sqft).

State and finishes

The property is in excellent conditions and with every renovation the original rusticity of the complex has been preserved. The buildings, once intended as accommodations for the workers of the property, are made up of stone on the outside, while the internal walls have been almost completely plastered, leaving just some bits of visible stone. Roofs are sustained by beautiful wooden beams and floors are covered in terracotta tiles while furniture, realized in woods and marble, dates often back to the 18th and 19th century.

Exteriors

The complex is fitted with four swimming pools, two of which private and reserved for the two villas, the others shared by other tenants.

The property is surrounded by over 238 hectares (588 acres) of land split between arable land (90 ha), woodland (79 ha), vineyards (36.3 ha), olive grove (17.8 ha for a total of 2,300 trees) and grazing land (15 ha).
The coppice section of the woodland (12 ha) is, as of now, rented out (with a logging right of 2 ha per year for 5 years) for a yearly income of € 7,000.00. The agricultural land (85 ha) is rented out as well for yearly income of € 7,000.00.

For irrigation of garden areas (or, in case of emergency, of agricultural land), the property is fitted with rain-water basins.

The property land is a wildlife reserve for private use. Talking about agricultural land, it is possible to convert these areas to vineyard, either in order to introduce a crop rotation with the other vineyards existing or to expand the already existing cultivation.
Not far from the two villas there is a small, and most importantly private, lake which is suitable for fishing.

Details on wine production

• Vineyard surface: 36.3 hectares (89.7 acres)
• Varieties: Sangiovese (19.58 ha) + Merlot (7.29 ha) + Cabernet Sauvignon (3.74 ha) + Vernaccia di San Gimignano (3.55 ha) + Chardonnay (2.18 ha)
• Wine registries: Chianti DOCG (16.35 ha) + Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG (3.55 ha) + San Gimignano Rosso DOC (2.19 ha) + Toscana igt (14.25 ha)
• Year of planting: 1997 – 2004
• Altitude: 250 – 300 m asl
• Training: Guyot, pruned-spur cordon (4,500 vines/ha)
• Terrain composition: Clayish-tufaceous
• Yearly production: 2,100 hl (up to 290,000 bottles)

Wines produced

• Chianti DOCG: 100% Sangiovese (137,000 bottles)
• Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG: 100% Vernaccia di San Gimignano (30,000 bottles)
• San Gimignano Rosso DOC: 100% Sangiovese (16,000 bottles)
• Toscana Rosso igt: 100% Sangiovese (10,000 bottles)
• Toscana Rosso igt: 100% Merlot (55,000 bottles)
•Toscana Rosso igt: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon (28,000 bottles)
• Toscana Bianco igt: 100% Chardonnay (14,000 bottles)

Details on oil production

• Surface: 17.8 hectares (2,300 trees)
• Varieties: Leccino, Pendolino, Moraiolo, Frantoio
• Altitude: 200 – 300 m asl
• Yearly production: 19.6 hl

Use and potential uses

The property, other than being easily reached, offers a nice panoramic view over the Tuscan countryside and the medieval town of San Gimignano and it is ideal as a tourist-hosting activity. The apartments (and the two villas in particular) grant a high level of privacy.
Complex N°6 is nowadays an agricultural farmstead, but its nice conditions would allow an extremely easy conversion into an additional hosting section with little or none renovations necessary. This could provide an increment in the number of guests the structure could accommodate.
The surrounding land, thanks to great vineyards and olive groves, allows the production of prestigious wines and extra-virgin olive oil and for those who love hunting, the wildlife reserve can be a real heaven.

Closest cities and towns

San Gimignano (8km; 20’), Gambassi Terme (16km; 25’), Volterra (32km; 45’), Monteriggioni (36km; 40’), Siena (56km; 1h 5’), Florence (66km; 1h 30’), Pisa (78km; 1h 20’), Montalcino (90km; 1h 30’), Pienza (103km; 1h 45’), Montepulciano (113km; 1h 40’)

Closest airports

Firenze Vespucci (73km; 1h 20’), Pisa Galilei (75km; 1h 15’), Bologna Marconi (154km; 2h 5’), Perugia San Francesco (165km; 2h 5’), Roma Ciampino (2h 10’), Roma Fiumicino (310km; 3h 15’)