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Brunello di Montalcino

Sangiovese aged for five years before release: Biondi-Santi, Soldera and the long-aged tier of Tuscany.

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Montalcino
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About 2,100 hectares registered for Brunello. Release in the fifth year after harvest (sixth for riserva) makes working capital the dominant cost.

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Economics in brief

About 2,100 hectares registered for Brunello. Release in the fifth year after harvest (sixth for riserva) makes working capital the dominant cost.

Key facts

Area
≈ 2,100 haConsorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino
Release
1 January of the fifth year after harvest

The numbers, for the curious

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InputLowMidHighUnitSource
New French oak barrique2025 8001,0501,300EUR/barrelCooperage price lists and trade report…
Chianti Classico DOCG grapes2023 222EUR/kgPrices of wine grapes recorded by the …
Vineyard labour and operations, top Bolgheri estate2024 12,00017,00022,000EUR/ha/yearEstate interviews reported in the trad…
Vineyard land, Bolgheri DOC2024 250,000425,000600,000EUR/haCREA / trade reporting on Bolgheri lan…
Vineyard land, Brunello di Montalcino2024 300,000450,000600,000EUR/haCREA / Consorzio and trade reporting
Vineyard land, Chianti Classico2024 80,000140,000200,000EUR/haCREA / trade reporting

Where the inputs come from

  1. Cooperage price lists and trade reporting (Wine Industry Network, Wines & Vines), 2024–2025
  2. Prices of wine grapes recorded by the chambers of commerce, 2023 harvest (BMTI analysis, April 2024)
  3. Estate interviews reported in the trade press
  4. CREA / trade reporting on Bolgheri land transactions
  5. CREA / Consorzio and trade reporting
  6. CREA / trade reporting
Montalcino
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The regionTuscanySangiovese country: Chianti, Brunello and the Super Tuscans.About the region
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