The Harvest
Step into the Sangiovese during peak vendemmia. Taste the future of the vintage from the barrel. Lunch in the vines.
A homecoming, not a tour.
Sangiovese harvest at dawn. Truffle hounds in the oak forest. A cellar lunch where the wine was made by the hands that pour it. Ancient limestone thermal pools in a village built over a Roman spring. Hidden coves on the Maremma coast. Seafood caught that morning. And on the final night, a violin in the cellar, a Riserva that never left the estate, and a sky full of Tuscan stars.
Step into the Sangiovese during peak vendemmia. Taste the future of the vintage from the barrel. Lunch in the vines.
Truffle hounds at dawn. Porcini from the morning market. A private kitchen workshop where the only clock is the fire.
A medieval village built over a Roman spring. Limestone thermal pools. Steam. Silence.
West. Where the hills flatten and the air turns to salt. Hidden coves by boat. Seafood caught that morning. Sea-sprayed whites.
A private cellar. A Riserva that has never left the estate. Athena's violin. A sky full of Tuscan stars.
No agenda is handed to you. Your week begins at the pace you arrive at.
The villa temperature is set before you walk in. The wine list is built around the dishes you said you liked on the call in July. The transfer from the airport is a black Mercedes, the driver knows your flight number, and the route avoids traffic without you asking.
You will never know which Plan B was executed, or how close anything came to not working. You will never meet the logistics. Only the week.
Athena Tergis Bollag has been making Brunello in Montalcino for twenty years. She was the principal fiddler with Riverdance on Broadway. She is a senior-certified Tony Robbins leader. She is the daughter of a peak-performance family and the mother of two Italian children.
She hosts six couples per year at this tier.
A week designed for you begins with a conversation. Leave your details. Athena replies personally within 48 hours.