The Places · Italy
Montalcino
Made By profiles 19 places in Montalcino, spanning winery, hotel, modern tuscan fine dining — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo
Montalcino, Italy
The estate that defined Brunello di Montalcino. Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo has been producing from the same Sangiovese Grosso vines at Villa Greppo since 1888, under winemaker Federico Radi, and holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. For anyone tracking the origins of Italy's most age-worthy red wines, this address is the primary source.
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02.Hotel
Rosewood Castiglion Del Bosco
Montalcino, Italy
Set within a 5,000-acre UNESCO-protected estate in Val d'Orcia, Rosewood Castiglion Del Bosco combines nine centuries of Tuscan agricultural history with Michelin-starred dining, a private 18-hole golf course, and an on-site Brunello di Montalcino winery. With 42 suites and 11 restored villas, it occupies a different tier from conventional Tuscany resort hotels, closer in concept to a working estate that happens to accommodate guests than a hotel that borrows countryside aesthetics.
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03.Winery
Valdicava Az Agr
Montalcino, Italy
Valdicava Az Agr belongs to the Montalcino conversation where Brunello is judged less by polish than by how convincingly Sangiovese carries site, altitude, exposure, and vintage. With Vincenzo Abbruzzese associated with the estate and a first vintage recorded in 1987, it reads as a focused stop for travelers who want terroir rather than spectacle.
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04.Winery
Castello Banfi
Montalcino, Italy
A medieval castle estate in the hills above Montalcino, Castello Banfi operates as a wine resort and hospitality destination at the serious end of Brunello di Montalcino production. Holding a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating for 2025, it sits in a comparable set defined by estate-scale production, on-site accommodation, and direct engagement with the Sangiovese Grosso tradition that made this corner of Tuscany one of Italy's most closely watched wine appellations.
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05.Winery
Azienda Agricola Casanova di Neri di Giacomo Neri
Montalcino, Italy
Casanova di Neri sits at Podere Fiesole in the hills above Montalcino, where the estate's Brunello di Montalcino has earned consistent critical attention and an EP Club Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating in 2025. Tastings are guided with the kind of direct, knowledgeable hospitality that positions this address firmly within Montalcino's upper tier of estate experiences rather than its tourist-facing wine shops.
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06.Winery
Poggio di Sotto
Montalcino, Italy
Poggio di Sotto pairs vineyard tours and estate grounds with quiet, smart-casual visits at a ColleMassari winery in Montalcino, backed by Falstaff Winery - 5 Stars in 2026.
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07.Winery
Argiano
Montalcino, Italy
One of Montalcino's oldest continually operating estates, Argiano traces its first vintage to 1888 and holds a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025). Under winemaker Bernardo Bossi Bonilla, the property produces Brunello di Montalcino from the Sant'Angelo in Colle hill, a subzone known for warmer soils and structured, age-worthy expression. For visitors seeking historical depth alongside serious contemporary winemaking, Argiano occupies a distinct place in the appellation.
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08.Modern Tuscan Fine Dining
Campo del Drago
Montalcino, Italy
A two-Michelin-star restaurant within the Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco estate in Montalcino, Campo del Drago reaches the table via a dirt track through Val d'Orcia and a medieval hilltop village. Chef Matteo Temperini builds his contemporary menus around produce from the estate's own kitchen garden, backed by a wine list of over 700 labels weighted toward Brunello di Montalcino.
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09.Winery
Cerbaiona
Montalcino, Italy
Cerbaiona is a small Montalcino estate with roots going back to 1981, now stewarded by winemaker Matthew Fioretti and recognised with a Pearl 4 Star Prestige award in 2025. It sits within the upper tier of artisan Brunello producers, where low yields, traditional winemaking, and a specific hillside position define the wine's character rather than commercial scale.
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10.Winery
L'Enoteca Banfi
Montalcino, Italy
Seated within the medieval walls of Castello Banfi at Poggio alle Mura, L'Enoteca Banfi is one of Montalcino's most historically grounded wine destinations, drawing on a production lineage that dates to 1978. Winemaker Rudy Buratti oversees a cellar programme where aging decisions and barrel selection remain the central discipline. The estate holds a Pearl 3 Star Prestige award (2025).
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Il Poggione
Montalcino, Italy
Il Poggione is a Montalcino estate holding a 2025 Pearl 2 Star Prestige award, positioned among the zone's most regarded Brunello producers. Set in the hilltop commune of Sant'Angelo in Colle, the property represents the serious, terroir-focused side of southern Montalcino viticulture. Visitors encounter a working estate shaped by decades of Sangiovese cultivation across one of Tuscany's most closely watched appellations.
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12.Winery
Altesino
Montalcino, Italy
Altesino sits on the northern slope of Montalcino, where the cooler air and clay-rich soils produce Brunello of notable structure and longevity. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige in 2025, the estate occupies a serious position within the appellation's competitive set. For anyone mapping Montalcino's terroir from the ground up, it belongs on the itinerary.
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13.Traditional Tuscan Trattoria
Taverna del Grappolo Blu
Montalcino, Italy
Reached by a steep flight of stone steps off one of Montalcino's narrow lanes, Taverna del Grappolo Blu has held Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025 for its straightforward Tuscan cooking and a wine list of around 1,085 selections weighted toward Brunello. Pici with ragù and tripe anchor the menu; the atmosphere is informal, the service attentive, and the pricing stays at the accessible end of the town's dining spectrum.
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Sesta di Sopra
Montalcino, Italy
Sesta di Sopra belongs to the quieter side of Montalcino: a small family-run Brunello estate where calcareous soils, Sangiovese Grosso, restored farm buildings and olive groves carry more weight than spectacle. Its scale is compact, its portfolio is focused, and its strongest argument is terroir expressed through estate fruit rather than brand theatre.
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Scopone
Montalcino, Italy
Scopone is a high-altitude Brunello di Montalcino estate in the Val d’Orcia, with Sangiovese vineyards facing Mount Amiata and soils marked by galestro and alberese. Its interest lies in the tension between classic appellation structure and a more contemporary polish under recent stewardship, with Brunello, Rosso, Rimani Toscana IGT and rosé forming the core range.
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16.Winery
Banfi
Montalcino, Italy
Banfi gives Montalcino’s wine-estate experience a grand scale: a castle setting, vineyard views, historic stone architecture, and a production identity built around Brunello di Montalcino. Its significance comes from the meeting of heritage and technical ambition, with a large Sangiovese program, hospitality on the estate, and a polished Tuscan atmosphere suited to a slower visit rather than a quick tasting stop.
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Sesti
Montalcino, Italy
Sesti is a small historic estate winery in Montalcino, shaped by southern-slope exposure, Sangiovese, biodynamic farming, and traditional cellar work. The appeal is less about polished tasting-room theatre than about reading Brunello through altitude, castle grounds, woodland, olive groves, and the quiet discipline of large-botti ageing.
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Conti Costanti
Montalcino, Italy
Conti Costanti is a historic Brunello estate in Montalcino, rooted in a family lineage that reaches back to 1555 and a property held for more than 200 years. Its interest lies in high-elevation Sangiovese: vineyards at 400–450 meters, galestro soils, and long aging that place the wines firmly in the classical Brunello conversation.
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19.Winery
Casanova di Neri
Montalcino, Italy
Casanova di Neri belongs to the serious Brunello conversation in Montalcino: a polished tasting setting tied to estate-grown Sangiovese, gravity-flow cellar work, and a seven-vineyard reading of local soils. Its reputation rests on single-vineyard Brunello, including Tenuta Nuova and Cerretalto, with Wine Spectator’s 2006 Wine of the Year for the 2001 Tenuta Nuova giving the estate a clear global signal.
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