Tenute do Lilliano

Tenute do Lilliano is a wine producer located in Tuscany, Italy.

The first records of Borgo di Lilliano date back to the Middle Ages. At that time it was a fortified complex comprising the Church of Santa Cristina with a characteristic single large nave (unusual for the parish churches of Chianti). The facade, decorated with a well preserved cornice made of limestone, is highly original. The impressive construction of the farmhouse dominates the village.
The complex was owned by the Marquis of Tuscany, later by the Abbey of Poggibonsi and by the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova di Firenze. It was then known as Palazzo di Santa Maria Nuova a Ligliano.
The bottling and sale of wines was begun in 1958 by princess Eleonora Ruspoli Berlingieri, lwhose family bought the estate in 1920. Giulio and Pietro Ruspoli are the current owners.