Altesino

Altesino is a benchmark Brunello di Montalcino estate located on the northeastern hills of Montalcino in southern Tuscany, with the 15th‑century Palazzo Altesi at its heart. Founded in the early 1970s by the Consonni family, the winery quickly became one of the key forces in modernizing Brunello, pioneering the concept of a single-vineyard “cru” with Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli in 1975 and introducing French barrique aging to the appellation in 1979. Since 2002, Altesino has been owned by Roman entrepreneur El…