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Fornacina

Fornacina produces Sangiovese-based wines from Montalcino in Tuscany's heart. The winery's portfolio centers on the region's defining expressions: Brunello di Montalcino, the structured, age-worthy benchmark of Central Italian viticulture, and its younger sibling Rosso di Montalcino, which captures the varietal's core character with less oak aging. The Brunello di Montalcino Riserva represents the upper tier—a wine of greater complexity and depth, built for the cellar. Sangiovese in Montalcino demands elevation, limestone soil, and patience; Fornacina's wines have drawn assessment from Wine Enthusiast, Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Decanter, and Falstaff. The house works within the constraints and traditions of one of Italy's most rigorous appellations, where regulations govern everything from grape selection to minimum aging. These are wines of transparency—they speak first to terroir and varietal identity rather than winemaking flourish.

Critics

Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Advocate, Falstaff, Decanter

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