Castelgiocondo is the largest certified organic estate in the Montalcino region of Tuscany. The estate lies in the village of Castelgiocondo in the Camigliano zone in Montalcino’s south-west. The villa dominates the historic Frescobaldi estate in Montalcino from above, an ancient stronghold built in 1100 to defend the road that led to the sea from Siena. A historic place, it is in fact one of the first four properties in which the production of Brunello di Montalcino began in 1800. Winemaking here was documented in the 14th-century.

Winemaking: Grapes from different zones are fermented apart. Hand picked. 40 days to pick everything, though not on a run of consecutive days (Visit 2020). Staves in the large oak had the interior of their staves shaved by a couple of millimetres.

Stainless steel < 30° (86° Fahrenheit) for 12 days then 32 days on skins. MLF immediately after the alcoholic fermentation. Aged in Slavonian oak casks and in French oak barrels with a minimum of 2 years in wood, and 4 months in the bottle.