Tenuta di Pietra Porzia

Wine estate of Pietra Porzia in Frascati
The historic house is a Villa dating from the first half of the twentieth century, designed by one of the most important architects of the period. The Tenuta di Pietra Porzia estate incorporates a fourteenth-century tower, the main residence and an annexed guesthouse, in 47 hectares of vineyards and olive groves in the Frascati area.
The Wine Estate, a large amphitheatre located in what was once Lake Regillo, was owned for centuries by Marco Porzio Catone (hence its name), then by the Colonna and Borghese families (feudal lords of the area) before being finally ceded in 1714 to the apostolic chamber and for about a century to the Giulini family who gave the property its current layout, with its long cypress avenue and the Villa, a national monument in pure postmodern style.
La Tenuta di Pietra Porzia offers a breathtaking view that stretches from Rome to the Castelli Romani region, the Sabina mountains and the expanse of vineyards surrounding the winery and olive oil mill. In the underground cellars of the winery, there is a spectacular cave which was carved into the tuff stone 2,000 years ago.
A recently discovered underground lake, fed by a spring, occupies the space where there used to be an ancient temple dedicated to a water nymph.
The ancient cellar consists of a succession of galleries, spanning a development of 400 metres, excavated in tuff stone at a depth of 15 metres during Roman times as the terminal cistern of the Aqua Claudia aqueduct.
The entire estate is subject to a landscape conservation order, due to it being one of the very few sites still intact in the Castelli Romani region.
The Villa and the adjacent guesthouse have been transformed into a farmhouse with 12 en-suite rooms, a swimming pool, and a traditional restaurant in a large hall that opens onto the garden, offering absolute tranquillity.

The history of the wine estate of Pietra Porzia
In 496 BC, the Romans and the Latins engaged in a fierce battle in a large amphitheatre with Lake Regillus at its centre. In the decisive moment, the twin sons of Jupiter, the Dioscuri, descended from heaven and led the Romans to victory.
What was once the battlefield is today the Tenuta di Pietra Porzia, and the stream in the centre of the property recalls the ancient lake. The cave with its long corridors, carved 2,000 years ago, bears witness to an agricultural tradition that, in 1714, saw the property divided between the papal possessions of Clement XI and the noble Colonna and Borghese families. The date 1892 inscribed on the bricks commemorates the birth of the modern cellar that replaced the ancient one carved into the Roman tuff stone.
The estate, consisting of 48 hectares in a single body, took on its current appearance with its large vineyard and olive grove in the upper part of the amphitheatre under the ownership of the Giulini family and current owners’ grandfather.
Thirty-seven hectares of vineyards are planted with Malvasia del Lazio, Trebbiano, Greco and Bombino grapes, used in the production of Frascati, Montepulciano, Merlot and Lecinaro wines for the Castelli Romani Rosso and Lecino varieties.
Eleven hectares of olive groves are planted with Frantoio, Leccino, Moraiolo and the local Carboncella variety for the production of extra-virgin olive oil.

Facilities and services: charming farmhouse with swimming pool, location for films, weddings and private events in Frascati in Castelli Romani
Tenuta di Pietra Porzia is an ideal location for film shoots or for organising corporate and private events and weddings in the Castelli Romani area. It is also perfect for a countryside holiday 18 kilometres from Rome.