TheEstate
Our Story
Between land, history, and wine
Belvedere1 is located in Castellina in Chianti, where the hills open toward the Valdelsa, at a natural threshold between city and countryside. This inbetween position has shaped the identity of the estate for centuries, defining its agricultural vocation and its relationship with the surrounding landscape.
From Balvede to Belvedere
A name rooted in place
Historic maps of the Leopoldine Cadastre record the estate under its original name: Balvede. More than a linguistic variation, the name reflects the character of the site itself: an elevated place with wide views and a strong connection to the land.
Around Balvede and the nearby Strolla & Carfini streams, a historic agricultural landscape took shape, defined by vineyards, olive groves, fields, and woodland.
A historicAgricultural Estate
The cellar at the heart of the property
At the core of Belvedere 1 lies its 17th-century cellar, originally built to store wine, olive oil, grain, and tools during the sharecropping era. The estate functioned as a complete agricultural system, where families lived and worked the land, shaping both the countryside and its productive rhythm.
Vineyards were an integral part of this system from the beginning, producing wine for local consumption and trade within the Valdelsa.
VineyardsThrough Time
A living heritage
Viticulture has remained central to Belvedere1 across centuries. One of its most distinctive features is a vineyard planted in 1965, preserving a rare collection of traditional Tuscan grape varieties. Described as “a museum” by ampelographers, it represents an important genetic and cultural heritage, now carefully safeguarded for future generations.
Belvedere1Today
Continuity in a contemporary form
Today, Belvedere1 brings together its long rural history and a contemporary approach to wine and hospitality. The restored cellar, the surrounding vineyards, and the agricultural landscape continue to express the estate’s original identity: a place where land, time, and human work remain inseparable, and where wine tells the story of its territory.