Tommaso Cortonesi

The Path

The line between cellar work and regional stewardship runs through Tommaso Cortonesi’s career. As winemaker of Cortonesi and Vice President of the Brunello Consortium, he works both inside the daily discipline of production and within the broader framework that defines Brunello. Those roles place him in the middle of Montalcino’s working life, with responsibilities shaped by the denomination, its traditions, and the expectations attached to it.

The Work Today

At the winery, the work is the long conversion of grapes into wine, carried out with attention to the estate’s character and the pace that fine wine demands. As winemaker, Tommaso Cortonesi’s role is practical and close to the material: precision, patience, and consistency are part of the job. The work remains tied to family continuity and to making wine in the land where he was born.

Signature

Tommaso’s signature wines include Brunello di Montalcino and Poggiarelli. Brunello di Montalcino marks the center of the house style, while Poggiarelli gives another clear point of reference for the same hand. Both are rooted in Sangiovese and point to a style that values clarity, energy, and the ability to age gracefully.

In Their Words “I’m a lucky man who has been allowed to realize my dream and continue my family’s efforts of making wine in the land where I was born.” “The Sangiovese I produce here is a part of me; there’s a thread that tightly binds my whole life together.”

Acclaim

The public-facing role and the cellar role reinforce one another here. Tommaso Cortonesi’s position connects the practical work of the winery with the wider responsibility of the Brunello Consortium, giving weight to both without separating them from the day-to-day labor that produces the wine. It is a profile shaped by inheritance, but also by the discipline required to keep a denomination’s standards alive in the glass.