Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese at its purest — Tuscany's DOCG hilltop red, tracked by WineFortune across twelve wines from ten producers
- Producers
- 10
- Wines tracked
- 13
- Median 1y
- —
- In our shop
- 4
Brunello di Montalcino is a hilltop sub-region in the south of Tuscany, Italy, and one of the country's most respected sources of long-lived red wine. WineFortune tracks 12 wines from 10 producers here, of which 8 carry an index price and 4 are listed in the shop.
Every wine is a still red made from Sangiovese, known locally as Brunello, and every one carries the DOCG designation — Italy's highest classification tier. The style is firm and structured, with the acidity and tannin that Sangiovese draws from the galestro and clay soils of these warm, dry slopes, and the wines are released only after extended ageing in cask and bottle.
The WineFortune index, built from our own trades and listings over 90 days, puts the median at €99.92 per 75 cl bottle. At the top sit Casanova di Neri's Cerretalto at €705 and the Biondi-Santi Riserva at €633.33, while Il Poggione's Brunello enters at €28. Across 4 critic reviews the average score is 93.8 out of 100, with a peak of 97, and the median drinking window runs from 2023 to 2036. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds 6 vintages from Montalcino.
Facts
- Grape
- Sangiovese, known locally as Brunello
- Style
- Still red, built for long ageing
- Classification
- DOCG — all 12 tracked wines
- Climate
- Warm, dry Mediterranean hillsides
- Drinking window (median)
- 2023–2036
- Index median
- €99.92 per 75 cl
Bottles · 4 · highest score first · seller WineFortune
Every wine under Brunello di Montalcino, whichever sub-region or producer
RedThe founding Riserva of Brunello di Montalcino — Sangiovese from Biondi-Santi's historic Il Greppo estate in Tuscany
RedA single-vineyard Brunello from Poggio Antico's high slopes, pure Sangiovese shaped by Montalcino's cooler air
RedCarlo Ferrini's own estate Brunello — pure Sangiovese from Montalcino, made by one of Tuscany's renowned consultant winemakers
RedPure Sangiovese from Valdicava's vineyards on Montalcino's northern slopes, a structured, slow-maturing Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Brunello di Montalcino
Questions
What is Brunello di Montalcino?
Brunello di Montalcino is a red wine from the hilltop town of Montalcino in southern Tuscany, Italy. It is made entirely from Sangiovese, locally called Brunello, and carries the DOCG designation, Italy's highest classification tier. The wines are firm and structured and are released only after extended ageing in cask and bottle.
What does a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino cost on the WineFortune index?
The WineFortune index median for the sub-region is €99.92 per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. Indexed wines run from Il Poggione's Brunello at €28 up to Casanova di Neri's Cerretalto at €705, with the Biondi-Santi Riserva at €633.33.
When should I drink Brunello di Montalcino?
Across the critic reviews WineFortune aggregates here, the median drinking window runs from 2023 to 2036. Brunello is built for the cellar: Sangiovese's acidity and tannin let the wines develop over a long stretch, and the DOCG rules require extended ageing before release.
How do critics rate the Brunello wines WineFortune tracks?
WineFortune aggregates 4 critic reviews for this sub-region. The average score is 93.8 out of 100 and the highest score is 97.