Andrea Costanti

The Climb

The proprietor and winemaker role at Conti Costanti has belonged to Andrea Costanti since 1982, but the title only partly describes the work. In Montalcino, the estate is not a separate workplace; it sits inside the cadence of family life, vineyard work, and cellar practice. Costanti’s authority comes through continuity: a long practice of carrying forward what was already there, with close attention to inheritance and daily maintenance rather than novelty for its own sake.

Today

Since 1982, he has remained both proprietor and winemaker, and that pairing still defines the shape of the job. The work moves between vines, house, and bottlings in Montalcino as one responsibility, held together by memory, routine, and succession. Costanti put that plainly: “This is what I was taught and what I put into practice, and what I want to pass down to those who will continue after me.” Taken as craft language, it points to repetition, method, and transmission — skills learned by doing, then kept in order for the next hand.

Signature

Andrea's signature wines include Brunello di Montalcino 2019, 1977 Riserva, 1978 Brunello, and 1983 Brunello. Read together, they mark a long run of work inside one category and one place, with Andrea Costanti’s name attached to Brunello di Montalcino across different years and expressions.

Recognition

Recognition for Andrea Costanti is anchored in Brunello di Montalcino, the wine through which his work is identified. That link is direct and durable, reflecting a career built around one defining specialty rather than a broad spread of categories. The line points to how knowledge can move in a working cellar — not only from direct apprenticeship, but through other hands when continuity is interrupted.

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