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Sanlorenzo

Montalcino · Siena (SI)
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Established
2000
Ferretti / Ciolfi family (Luciano Ciolfi)
Yearly production
estate (Brunello di Montalcino)
Location
Montalcino, province of Siena — with vineyards toward Villa a Tolli and Sant'Antimo in the Montalcino countryside
Siena (SI)
Vineyard area
Sangiovese for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, from vineyards first planted in 1972 and 1992 and expanded around 2000

Appellations

Brunello di Montalcino DOCGRosso di Montalcino DOC

History

The Sanlorenzo name honours Lorenzo Ferretti, born in 1846 to a peasant family at Villa a Tolli above Sant'Antimo, who bought his first plot of land in the late 19th century. In 1950 Guido Ferretti's family established a farm and named it Sanlorenzo in memory of their grandfather.

After Fiorella married Paolo Ciolfi in 1972, the family planted vineyards (in 1972 and 1992) but sold the grapes to others.

In 1997 Luciano Ciolfi returned to focus on wine; the farm closed in 2000 and began operating as a winery, with the first vintage produced in 2003. Luciano Ciolfi owns the estate today.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG · Sangiovese
The estate's flagship Brunello.
Brunello di Montalcino 'Bramante' Riserva
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG · Sangiovese
A Riserva named for the family elder Bramante.
Rosso di Montalcino
Rosso di Montalcino DOC · Sangiovese
The earlier-drinking Sangiovese.
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