2018 Fonterenza Brunello di Montalcino

Notes

Twin sisters Margherita and Francesca Padovani founded Fonterenza in 1997 on a Montalcino property their family had owned since the 1970s. They began planting vines in 1999, bringing a new winegrowing project to a place they had known since childhood. Sangiovese became the focus of their work. Fonterenza’s Brunello comes from Vigna del Bosco, a vineyard surrounded by woodland. The sisters treat this site as the central source for the wine, while their other parcels have distinct roles in the estate’s range. Their commitment to farming without synthetic chemicals and their later adoption of biodynamic practices are fundamental to the way they approach this small property.