The Historical Ageing Cellars

 

At Fattoria dei Barbi, the historical ageing cellars can be visited on a tour among the over 300 big barrels and thousands of bottles of Brunello di Montalcino, in order to understand the various phases in the vinification process, the techniques and secrets of ageing wine as well as the history of Brunello and of Fattoria dei Barbi.

THE BARBI CELLAR

The Barbi Cellar has been open to the public for over 70 years. In this period, over one and a half million wine lovers have visited its rooms, admiring, among other things, the collection of bottles that date from 1870 to the present day, confirming a legacy that makes Barbi unique among other wineries in Italy.

The Cellar starts in the Bruscone Room, and, in a succession of rooms with evocative and suggestive names (Garden Room, Bottoni Room, Billiard Room, Grape Room, Fresco Room, etc.), on different floors featuring old photographs and frescoes, guests are guided through the centuries-old history that links the Colombini family to Montalcino and Brunello with its great Slavonian oak barrels where the wine, in utmost silence rests for years to finally arrive in the Stanze delle Bottiglierie, where the collection of historical bottles and of the winemaking production of Fattoria from 1870 to date is stored. These are the oldest bottles of wine in Montalcino and the most complete wine collection in Italy.

GUIDED TOURS

TASTINGS – GUIDED TOURS – TAVERNA DEI BARBI – MUSEUM OF BRUNELLO
Taverna dei Barbi, Museum of Brunello, tastings and guided tours will be closed until 2025 March for Seasonal Closures. They will be available from 2025 March 17.

 

Guided Tours of the historical Cellar
Guided Tours of the Historical Cellar are carried out from Monday to Friday at 11:00 and at 3pm. Reservations are required.
Tour length: 40 min
Languages spoken: Italian, English.
Full Price: € 10 per person. Free admissions: Children under 18 years old; tour guides and drivers accompanying groups.
The wine tasting is not included in the tour.
Information and reservation: visite-e-tastings@fattoriadeibarbi.it | infoline: +39 335 6504517 whatsapp | T. +39 0577 841111 | +39 0577 841205 (wineshop)

Visits for private groups, only by reservation, are carried out at different times from those of public visits and include various types of tastings.
Tastings take place after the guided tour at Taverna dei barbi or at a private room set up especially for the group booking.
Each guided tour with one tasting lasts about an hour / an hour and half.
Maximum 40 people (for larger groups, for private and customizable tours or for luxury and vertical tastings please contact visite-e-tastings@fattoriadeibarbi.it | infoline: +39 335 6504517 whatsapp | T. +39 0577 841111 | +39 0577 841205 (wineshop)
Information and reservation: visite-e-tastings@fattoriadeibarbi.it | infoline: +39 335 6504517 whatsapp | T. +39 0577 841111 | +39 0577 841205 (wineshop)

 

For information:

Tours and Tastings

For information and reservation, please apply to the Hospitality Office
infoline: +39 335 6504517 whatsapp | T. +39 577 841111 | +39  577 841205 (Wine Shop) – Fax +39 577 841112
Mail: visite-e-tastings@fattoriadeibarbi.it