Vineyards surrounding the ancient Badia di Passignano in Italy owned by the Vallombrosa monks. Its 223 hectares extend over a calcareous terrain which rises to an altitude of 250-300 meters (825-100 feet) above sea level in one of the most productive parts of the Chianti Classico appellation. Probably the archbishop of Florence founded the monastery of Passignano, situated in Sambuca Val di Pesa, in 395.
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