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Cinigiano

The heart of Montecucco DOC, between the Val d'Orcia and the Maremma.

Cinigiano is a hill village in the province of Grosseto, considered the focal point of the Montecucco wine area: hills of vines and woods between Monte Amiata and the Ombrone valley, with the Val d'Orcia and Montalcino half an hour away. An authentic village, with views that run from the windows to the horizon.

At the table

Cooking of the land: pici, tortelli, grilled meat, game, Tuscan pecorino DOP. The hamlet of Sasso d'Ombrone holds the curious and very old Sagra del Capitone — eel from the river Ombrone cooked "alla Barbarossa" over embers — while Monticello Amiata celebrates the chestnut.

View of Cinigiano with its bell tower, among the woods of the Maremma hills

Golden wheat fields on the hills of Cinigiano

Wine and olive oil

Cinigiano is the heart of Montecucco DOC and Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG (at least 90% Sangiovese), the denomination that borders on Brunello di Montalcino: wineries, tastings and the Strada del Vino Montecucco all pass through here. Olive groves complete the landscape with high-hill extra virgin olive oil.

Festivals

The Festa dell'Uva in Cinigiano, in early October, celebrates the grape harvest: tastings, historic procession, drummers, music and local dishes. Together with the Sagra del Capitone in Sasso d'Ombrone and the chestnut festival in Monticello, it makes for an autumn to be eaten.

Distances

Grosseto: 40 km · Montalcino: 35 km · Val d'Orcia: 40 km · Monte Amiata: 30 km · Sea (Castiglione della Pescaia): 55 km · Airports: Firenze 150 km, Roma Fiumicino 190 km.