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Tenuta di Collosorbo

Montalcino · Siena (SI)
← Toscana
Established
1995
Giovanna Ciacci
Yearly production
estate (Brunello di Montalcino)
Location
Montalcino, province of Siena — in the south of the Brunello zone, between Sant'Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell'Abate
Siena (SI)
Vineyard area
Sangiovese for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino on southern Montalcino slopes

Appellations

Brunello di Montalcino DOCGRosso di Montalcino DOC

History

Tenuta di Collosorbo was created in 1995 when Giovanna Ciacci divided it from her family's estate, Tenuta di Sesta, in the south of Montalcino. The Ciacci family had held the land since the 19th century, and Giuseppe Ciacci had been among the founders of the Brunello consortium.

Giovanna runs the estate with her two daughters, the oenologist and viticulturist Laura Sutera Sardo and Lucia Sutera Sardo on the commercial side, keeping the family crest as a link to the past.

Collosorbo makes Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino from vineyards between Sant'Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell'Abate.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG · Sangiovese
The estate's flagship Brunello.
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG · Sangiovese
The estate Riserva.
Rosso di Montalcino
Rosso di Montalcino DOC · Sangiovese
The earlier-drinking Sangiovese.
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