Cantina Contucci

Cantina Contucci preserves part of Montepulciano’s wine history beneath the family palazzo near Piazza Grande. The company says the cellars, linked to the old town walls, are still working: several Vino Nobile labels mature there, alongside Rosso di Montepulciano and Vin Santo. This is not an empty set made for visitors. Its position shows how wine belongs to the historic centre as well as to the vineyards around town.

Distinguish a regular visit from the guided experience. The winery website advertises visits and tastings from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a three-wine tasting for €10. Its “Contucci Experience” adds rooms in the palazzo, a panoramic garden when weather permits, a longer cellar visit and four wines. It costs €25 with snacks or €40 with a local food board, lasts about two hours and must be booked at least fifteen days ahead. Google reviews visible on Wanderlog value the palazzo’s history, staff explanations and wines; other accounts show that how much guidance you receive depends on the format chosen.

The winery address is Via del Teatro 1; the palazzo wine bar has another entrance and a separate review listing. The rating stored here therefore belongs to Cantina Contucci, not Enoteca Contucci. Before walking up to Piazza Grande, confirm which visit is offered on your day and exactly what the tasting includes: a look around the cellar is not the same as the two-hour guided tour. Visitors with access needs should ask about the route through the historic cellar, with its changes of level and old stone.