La Taverna and the Cypress Trees

While staying in Montalcino we had dinner at La Taverna, the restaurant at Castello Banfi.  We enjoyed a delicious 5 course tasting menu with  wine pairings.     The Banfi property is a beautiful countryside Tuscan estate. We do admit to getting lost en route from our hotel to dinner, which made us a good 45 minutes late for our reservation.  Despite our set back the staff was gracious despite our tardiness.  The service, the food, the drink and the location were all perfect.  We highly recommend La Taverna, we would return again should the opportunity present itself.  The next day we returned to the wine shop, Enoteca,  at the Castello Banfi to purchase some of the wine we had been served the night before, as well as, to purchase some local pottery with paintings depicting the beautiful cypress trees seen throughout Tuscany.  The pottery will forever remind us of our visit to Banfi and the beauty of the Tuscan countryside.