The Tamanti family home has been recognized as one of the five most important historic homes in Montalcino. Your stay encompasses the “right half” of the building as you look at the property from the street. The other half of the home is still owned by descendants of the Tamanti family, as family estates are often divided and sold over time.
A wonderful book written by Lucia Carle includes the Tamanti family tree, shown below. After purchasing Palazzo Tamanti, we continued with the research on the Tamanti family tree to include marriages to the famous winemaking families Biondi-Santi, Padeletti, and Colombini.
Over the centuries, the Tamanti family members have served as mayors and administrators in Montalcino, others were involved in the Church, agriculture, winemaking, olive oil production, and some recognized as war heroes.
On the exterior wall of Palazzo Tamanti there is a marble plaque honoring Gianni Tamanti (1909) for his service in the war. He died in his service to the country on April 20, 1943 in Tunisia.
We had the opportunity to visit the other half of the Tamanti family building in the Spring of 2024 to view the old cellars and the original kitchen which all the Tamanti families used to cook. The date on the hearth was MDX which is 1510. You can see the date etched in stone in the photo below and a second date of 1930, which we don’t understand what that date refers to at this time.
The photo of the rusted metal family crest was still hanging in the old cellars and it references the boat anchor. This same anchor is on the shield above the entrance door. The historical archives mention the Tamanti family crest as follows: blue door with a 3-pointed anchor on a pole, surrounded by stars.
The photo of the archway, sealed off with more modern bricks is the wall of our shared wine cellar. The wine cellar in Palazzo Tamanti was renovated in 1909, as indicated by a brick in the ceiling. The other side of our wine cellar is what the original cellars look like today. I share these two photos to show the amount of work it takes to restore a historic home. It is not a task for the faint-hearted.
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