Pieri Agostina

Founded in 1991 by Francesco Monaci, this 10 hectare estate is now run by Francesco along with his 2 sons, Jacopo and Francesco. Despite the first release here being as recent as 1999 (with their 1994 Brunello), they have fast gained a reputation as one of the best producers in the region and have not gone unnoticed by American wine writers. The Brunello is quite modern in style, seeing 12 months in new oak, 12 months in older barrel, whilst they are one of the few estates to take Rosso as seriously as Brunello. Pieri is the only producer to ever gain the Gambero Rosso’s prestigious Tre Bicchieri for a ‘mere’ Rosso di Montalcino which is a spicy cherry scented pleasure to drink as soon as it is released.