i. Biography
In Monte San Vito, Italy, the work is centered on a single material: Sangiovese. In Paolo Vagaggini’s hands, that means reading grape selection, vintage character, cellar judgment, and the final shape of the wine in the glass as one connected set of decisions. At Poggio Antico, where he serves as winemaker and consulting oenologist, that focus shows up as practice rather than slogan, with MONTECUCCO SANGIOVESE RISERVA DOCG 2015 standing as the clearest example of the line he works in.
The Climb
The family business at Amantis in Castel del Piano, Italy, gave Paolo Vagaggini an early working education in wine. It is the sort of start that teaches process before profile: how the work moves, where patience matters, how small decisions carry forward, and why detail is never separate from outcome. That foundation shaped a career built from hands-on experience first, with the practical realities of the cellar setting the terms. The current span of roles places Paolo Vagaggini across Tenuta il Greppo di Franco Biondi Santi, Eredi Fuligni, and Poggio Antico. As oenologist of Tenuta il Greppo di Franco Biondi Santi, oenologist of Eredi Fuligni, and consulting oenologist and winemaker of Poggio Antico, his name sits inside the working language of Tuscan Sangiovese. The breadth of those appointments marks a career organized around continuity, precision, and place.
Today
At Poggio Antico in Monte San Vito, Italy, Paolo Vagaggini holds two current responsibilities: winemaker and consulting oenologist. The result is a role that runs from understanding the variety to making the cellar calls where balance, timing, and restraint carry real weight. The current oenologist posts at Biondi Santi and Eredi Fuligni extend that same discipline across more than one estate. Paolo Vagaggini’s name remains tied to Tuscan Sangiovese through those roles, with the work defined by consistency rather than novelty and by a professional identity built through repeated application of the same standard. The bottle most closely attached to his name is MONTECUCCO SANGIOVESE RISERVA DOCG 2015. It gives the work a fixed point: Montecucco, Sangiovese, Riserva, and the 2015 vintage gathered into one precise reference for the style and the decisions behind it.
Signature
Paolo's signature wines include 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, MONTECUCCO SANGIOVESE RISERVA DOCG 2015, and 2010 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Paolo
Where did Paolo Vagaggini work before?
Paolo Vagaggini's earlier career included Amantis.
What recognition has Paolo Vagaggini received?
Wine Star Award: top five wine makers in the world (2013).
