About Il Cellese
Il Cellese is one of the most sensational country houses in Italy. With interiors of terracotta tiles and exposed beams, and bold abstract art on the stone walls, it fuses quintessential Tuscan charm with state-of-the-art modernity. Headline acts include the indoor and outdoor pools; an open-air yoga sala; and indoor wellness area with gym, sauna and steam room.
At the Winery, which is near Poggibonsi (a 20-minute drive away), there’s a private restaurant space, which invites oenophiles to sample wine from custom barrels painted by artists Santiago Ydáñez and Miki Leal. (Take home your favourite bottles in the villa’s custom-made crocodile leather trunk.)
In the beautifully landscaped gardens is a wood-fired pizza oven and barbecue for those who love to cook, with a terrace for under-the-stars suppers overlooking Chianti’s hills and Il Cellese’s rows of vines.
The house sleeps 19 in 10 en-suite bedrooms (all but one with king-size beds), which are all lovely, so nobody gets the short straw if they’re last to arrive.