The winery
Tenuta San Giorgio
Tenuta San Giorgio is a winery in Montalcino and the producer of Brunello Ugolforte and Rosso di Montalcino Ciampoleto. The estate has been certified organic since 2019.
- Tuscany · Italy
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The story
Founded in 1946 as a working farm, the estate was sold to a local farming family in 1982. Its first bottles of Brunello were produced in 1985, and the Ugolforte label was released in 2000. The estate joined the ColleMassari group in 2016.
Production philosophy
Production focuses on Sangiovese and on expressing the estate’s varied soils. The vineyards are farmed according to organic principles; cellar practices include slow fermentation, ageing in large casks and minimal intervention.
Terroir and vineyards
The estate is located in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, in the hills south of Montalcino, Tuscany. Its vineyards are devoted to Sangiovese and grow on varied soils, including clay, tuff, galestro and red soils.
