Hall of Famer Joe Montana's 500-acre Napa Valley home dubbed the Villa Montana hits market for $28.9million

Nestled in the unbounded beauty of Napa Valley is ‘Villa Montana’, the 500-acre Italianate home to 49ers legend Joe Montana that hit the market Wednesday for $28.9 million.

The sprawling home was originally listed in 2009 for an ironic $49 million, but was taken off the market by the Montanas.

This property is separate from a second Calistoga ranch in the Bay Area that is currently being sold for $3.1 million.

The expansive villa was built in 2003 in the heart of Wine Country, bordering Sonoma and Napa Valleys.

It overlooks a stunning landscape, surrounded by rolling hills and reaching oak trees.

Joe Montana and wife Jennifer's Wine Country Italianate villa hit the market Wednesday for $28.9 million — Joe Montana and wife Jennifer’s Wine Country Italianate villa hit the market Wednesday for $28.9 million

The entrance way is adorned by tailored landscape and visitors walk over a moat when entering the home — The home’s entrance is surrounded by tailored landscaping and visitor cross a bridge atop a moat to enter

The sprawling property houses a Italianate villa, guest house, caretaker’s cottage and equestrian arena — Villa Montana contains the main house, a guest house, a caretaker’s cottage and a equestrian arena among other features

The home was completed in 2003 and drew heavily on European architecture as inspiration

The home spans an impressive 500-acres and took five years to build

Joe Montana played 16 seasons in the NFL as the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers

‘When you’re at the top of the property, you’re looking dead straight on at Mount St. Helena and Knights Valley,’ Compass agent Avram Goldman, who is co-listing the home with Tim Hayden, told SFGate.

‘It’s one of the most spectacular views in wine country. In the winter, when it does snow, it’s incredibly picturesque. It’s like a fantasy world,’ Goldman says.

The Montanas fell in love with European architecture while vacationing in Italy and France during Joe’s breaks from the NFL.

Joe and Jennifer became enamored with French and Italian home design after visiting Europe during vacations

The European style influenced them to adorn their home with imported furniture, adornments and statues

Real estate agent Goldman said: 'I compare their property to a spectacular painting whether it be a Picasso or a Monet. They wanted it to have an authentic feel of an Italian villa' — Real estate agent Goldman said: ‘I compare their property to a spectacular painting whether it be a Picasso or a Monet. They wanted it to have an authentic feel of an Italian villa’

The marble floors, sinks, walls doors and fireplaces are among the home's antique items — The marble floors, sinks, walls doors and fireplaces are among the home’s antique items

Villa Montana contains the main home, a guest house, a caretaker’s cottage and an equestrian arena among other amenities.

Goldman says, ‘I compare their property to a spectacular painting whether it be a Picasso or a Monet. They wanted it to have an authentic feel of an Italian villa. They really created that.’

Inspired, the Montanas imported furniture, adornments and statuary to create their own piece of Europe in their home.

The property has a private pond for fishing and kayaking

Real estate agent Goldman said: 'It's one of the most spectacular views in wine country. In the winter, when it does snow, it's incredibly picturesque. It's like a fantasy world' — Real estate agent Goldman said: ‘It’s one of the most spectacular views in wine country. In the winter, when it does snow, it’s incredibly picturesque. It’s like a fantasy world’

The Montanas have lived in the home for over 15 years and added adornments that align with their European tastes

Homeowners can pick white table grapes from the vines lining the terrace and snack on them in the indoor tasting room

The Montanas installed an equestrian arena, a skeet shooting range and a outdoor kitchen among other outdoor features

The home overlooks the breathtaking scenery of Wine Country and shows a 360-degree of Mount St. Helena

The moat around the front entrance is a unique selling point of the villa

Villa Montana has three bedrooms with three ensuite bathrooms, as well as a guest powder room that spans 9,700 square ft. The home’s entrance is lined with a 17th century wall and crosses a bridge atop a moat.

Within the elaborate villa’s walls, the wood ceilings are vaulted and turreted towers allow homeowners to get a 360-degree panorama of Mount St. Helena.

The home’s marble floors, window, sinks, doors and fireplaces are all antiques. The iron gates impressively date back to the 16th century while the church altar came from the 17th century.

The property's imported iron gates date back to the 16th century — The property’s imported iron gates date back to the 16th century

Villa Montana is a three bedroom home with three ensuite bathrooms attached

Goldman said: 'It looks like they took a home from Italy, picked it up with a big helicopter and set it down here' — Goldman said: ‘It looks like they took a home from Italy, picked it up with a big helicopter and set it down here’

Villa Montana is a three bedroom, three bathroom home with 9,700 square ft guest powder room

The wooden ceilings are vaulted and fit into the family's design scheme — The wooden ceilings are vaulted and fit into the family’s design scheme

Goldman: 'You have the feeling it has been there for a long time but it has all the modern conveniences' — Goldman: ‘You have the feeling it has been there for a long time but it has all the modern conveniences’

The property has a wine cellar capable of holding 3,500 bottles and storing 30 to 60 gallons of olive oil

The Montanas' wine cellar is standout feature of the Wine Country home — The Montanas’ wine cellar is standout feature of the Wine Country home

‘It looks like they took a home from Italy, picked it up with a big helicopter and set it down here. You have the feeling it has been there for a long time but it has all the modern conveniences,’ says Goldman.

It houses a plethora of exciting outdoor features, like a basketball court that doubles as a tennis court, an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven, a skeet shooting range, a pond, an equestrian arena and a bocce court.

The Montanas keep with the tone of Wine Country by owning a wine cellar capable of holding 3,500 bottles and storing 30 to 60 gallons of olive oil.

The home's basketball court doubles as a tennis court — The home’s basketball court doubles as a tennis court

The pool is encompassed by water features and statues inspired by Italian design

Goldman said 'When you're at the top of the property, you're looking dead straight on at Mount St. Helena and Knights Valley' — Goldman said ‘When you’re at the top of the property, you’re looking dead straight on at Mount St. Helena and Knights Valley’

There are substantial horseback riding trails to accompany the arena

The arena has 30 stables for horses to stay on premises

Homeowners can pick their own wine grapes outside on the terrace, where vines weave white table grapes, and then head into the indoor tasting room for a snack.

The Montanas are selling the Wine Country property because their children are starting careers away from the North Bay area.