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Back yard views from Le Chiuse

Posted at June 2, 2010

Le Chiuse is a winery. It has converted the old building above the winery into five agriturismo units. We have the one on the south end, #4, or “oregano.” We are situated on north side of the steep hill to the old walled city of Montalcino, famous for its Brunello de Montalcino (some consider it the most expensive wine in the world) and little sibling, Rosso de Montalcino. Much more on that later.

For now the essential story is that after our rendezvous with other Untours people who just flew into Florence, we bussed to Siena, picked up rental cars, met our host “innkeepers,” and followed them to our homes for the next two weeks. They stock the kitchen with enough food for dinner and breakfast, and our stash included a bottle of Le Chiuse Rosso de Montalcino– young and chewy but a welcome treat– so within minutes of arrival we are sitting on our little private patio, sipping some rosso, nibbling some pecorino, and enjoying the view, so lovely we take a picture of the beautiful landscape and the dramatic clouds. Within minutes, we notice a rainbow begin on the right and expand across our horizon. So here are our first impressions of our home away from home in Tuscany…!