Description

This Brunello di Montalcino from the Tuscany region is produced at Castello Giocondo, belonging to the traditional Frescobaldi family.

The village of CastelGiocondo overlooks the historic property of the Frescobaldi in Montalcino: an ancient fortress built in 1100 to defend the road leading from the sea to Siena. The property is one of the first four to start producing Brunello di Montalcino in the 1800s, and its historical importance is represented on the label of CastelGiocondo by the figure of a condottiere, in a famous fresco by the Sienese artist Simone Martini. The artist’s representation shows Guidoriccio da Fogliano, the commander of Siena’s troops who, in 1323, led the attack on the castle of Montemassi, a historical moment that coincided with the beginning of the Frescobaldi family’s centuries-long adventure in the world of wine.