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Tenuta Col D’Orcia
The estate Brunello of Montalcino's third-largest producer, organic since 2010: 100% Sangiovese aged four years, thirty months of it in big oak. Cherry, leather and tobacco at 14.5%, a well-liked Brunello. In stock from £32.93.
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The picture is consistent from vintage to vintage: oak, tobacco and vanilla, then leather and earth, then cherry and raspberry. The 2021 adds the floral, peachy lift Col d'Orcia describes for the vintage, over the chalky tannins of a five-star year.
Cherry and raspberry with oak, tobacco and leather lead in Col d'Orcia's Brunello, with plum, liquorice and a violet edge behind. The 2021 leans more floral, as Col d'Orcia itself says of the vintage, with peach and crisp red cherry.
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Cherry
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Raspberry
Tobacco
Leather
Oak
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VanillaFull and structured, with ripe tannins that four years of ageing, thirty months of it in big Slavonian and French oak casks, have softened rather than sweetened. At 14.5% the fruit is ripe but the acidity holds it up. The 2020 shows strawberry, orange peel and wild fennel.
Long and savoury, with liquorice and tobacco that linger. In the 2021 there is a dry grip, chalky to sandy.
The estate Brunello of Montalcino's third-largest producer, organic since 2010, and a well-liked one. Wine Enthusiast, tasting the 2020, says it could still be considered underappreciated for the price. At £33 to £42 in the UK it is one of the safer Brunello buys; the 2021 wants until about 2028.
The global average price for this wine is about 80 euros before tax, and the UK offers sit well under it. The 2019 is £32.93 and the 2021 from £39, both in stock. A 2021 magnum is £80. The 2020 and the 2016 are sold out at the shops we track.
75cl · 2016: £61.00, 1 UK retailer
75cl · 2021: £39.00 - £40.70, 2 UK retailers
Magnum 150cl · 2021: £80.00, 1 UK retailer
Top marks for the cellar and for an occasion, high for food, and better value than most Brunello at £33 to £42. Low for everyday drinking and middling for beginners: 14.5% and firm tannins reward patience and a plate of meat.
Brunello DOCG rules mean four years' ageing before release, and Vinous puts the 2021's window at 2028 to 2038. Drinkers still speak highly of the estate's 1988.
DOCG Brunello from Montalcino's third-largest producer, from five-star years, with critics at 92 to 94 points: a safe bottle to bring out for a celebration.
Full body, firm tannins and savoury depth: made for steak, braises, game and hard cheese, less useful with light or spicy food.
UK prices of £32.93 to £42.20 sit well under the global average of about 80 euros before tax, and the 2019 carries 93 and 94-point scores from six critics.
A serious, tannic 14.5% red that needs food and, for the 2021, a few years' patience: rewarding, but not a first Italian red.
At £33 or more and 14.5%, this is a bottle for a proper dinner, not a Tuesday.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Brunello di Montalcino denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
The vintage chart gives 2016 and 2019 five stars plus, 2021 five stars and 2020 four. The 2021 is the tighter, longer-lived wine, cut by April frost and a dry summer; the 2020 is the rounder one to open first.
Frost on 8 April and a long dry summer marked the year, Col d'Orcia says, but June-to-August rain ran slightly above average and the heat never lasted. The vintage chart puts the harvest about 15 per cent below 2020 and gives the year five stars. A panel of Masters of Wine brought in by the Brunello consortium called the 2021s fragrant, defined and vertical. Vinous puts the drinking window at 2028 to 2038.
A four-star year on the Italy's Finest Wines chart: a warm, sunny summer and an early harvest gave round, balanced Brunellos with prominent tannins, ready sooner than the 2019 or 2021. Wine Enthusiast found strawberries, raspberries, orange peel and wild fennel in Col d'Orcia's 2020.
Five stars plus on the vintage chart: spring rain filled the soils before a moderately hot, dry summer, and the grapes reached the cellar perfectly ripe. Col d'Orcia's 2019 scored 94 from Wine Advocate, Decanter and Wine Spectator and 93 from Vinous and James Suckling.
Five stars plus on the vintage chart: regular rain into spring, July rain to balance a hot July and August, and a long, dry September harvest. The chart describes ripe, enveloping tannins and wines built to live for decades. The one UK shop we track lists Col d'Orcia's 2016 as sold out.
Frost on 8 April and a long dry summer marked the year, Col d'Orcia says, but June-to-August rain ran slightly above average and the heat never lasted. The vintage chart puts the harvest about 15 per cent below 2020 and gives the year five stars. A panel of Masters of Wine brought in by the Brunello consortium called the 2021s fragrant, defined and vertical. Vinous puts the drinking window at 2028 to 2038.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Brunello must be 100% Sangiovese, aged at least four years with two in oak, and passed by a tasting panel before release. Col d'Orcia farms 150 hectares of vines on the hill below Sant'Angelo in Colle, organic across the whole estate since 2010, and has made Brunello since the 1930s.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Brunello di Montalcino is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Brunello di Montalcino falls within Tuscany, covering Comune di Montalcino, Toscana.
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Brunello DOCG cannot be sold until the fifth year after harvest. Col d'Orcia keeps this wine four years, thirty months of it in Slavonian and French oak casks holding 2,500 to 7,500 litres, then rests it in bottle. Money sits in the cellar for years before a bottle is sold.
The whole 520-hectare estate has been farmed organically since 2010, with compost made on site, and the grapes are hand-picked into crates. Organic vineyards need more labour than sprayed ones.
The Brunello rules cap yields at 8 tonnes of grapes per hectare, roughly half what Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC allows, so each vine gives fewer bottles.
Col d'Orcia calls itself the third-largest producer of Brunello, with 150 hectares of vines. The global average price for this wine, across all vintages on sale, is about 80 euros before tax; the UK offers in stock sit at £33 to £42.
Vino.com sells the 2021 at £42.20 against a £55.53 full price, so the current vintage is on offer there. Its 2020 carried the same kind of discount, £43.60 against £57.37, but that listing is out of stock.
At 14.5% alcohol, UK duty is about £3.33 a bottle at the £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol rate in force since February 2026. VAT takes another £5.49 of the £32.93 2019.
Dishes that go with this wine
Full body, firm tannins and savoury depth call for meat with fat and time in it. Game and mature cheeses are the classic partners; a bistecca alla fiorentina is the local answer.
Fat and char in a thick T-bone soften Brunello's tannins, and the wine's cherry and leather flavours stand up to the smoke. It is the Tuscan pairing the estate's own hills are known for.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Brasato al Barolo · Bollito dei Pastori · Ribeye steak · More pairings →
A full-bodied 14.5% Brunello matches the weight of braised beef, boar or venison, and its liquorice and tobacco notes meet the deep flavours of a long cook. Game is the ideal match for it.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Spezzatino di pecora · Carbonade · Venison Stew · More pairings →
Brunello's acidity cuts through the fat of roast lamb or porchetta, and its ripe tannins grip the meat rather than the mouth. A Sunday roast is the easiest way in.
Try with: Porchetta · Agnello Ragu Lucano · Arrosticini · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · More pairings →
Salt and age in a hard cheese round out the tannins and bring out the cherry fruit. That is why mature cheeses suit this Brunello so well, and aged pecorino is the Tuscan choice.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Caciocavallo farcito · Frico · Strong cheddar cheese · More pairings →
The leather and earthy notes in this Brunello echo truffle and porcini. A plate of tagliatelle al tartufo or a mushroom risotto makes the wine taste rounder.
Try with: Tagliatelle al tartufo di Acqualagna · Porcini mushroom risotto · Tajarin al Tartufo · Truffle risotto · More pairings →
Chilli makes 14.5% alcohol and firm tannins taste hot and bitter, oily fish turns the tannins metallic, and a light salad is simply crushed by the wine. Save Brunello for meat, game and hard cheese.
Skip with: Chicken madras · Szechuan beef · Sashimi · Insalata Caprese · Salmon · Pairing guide →
Vinous gives the 2021 a window of 2028 to 2038, and the estate's old vintages show how far its Brunello goes: drinkers still speak highly of the 1988 and the 1990. Lay the 2021 down and open the 2019 first.
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A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Brunello DOCG rules mean four years' ageing before release, and Vinous puts the 2021's window at 2028 to 2038. Drinkers still speak highly of the estate's 1988.
£32.12 for a 75cl bottle of the 2019, at 8wines, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 4.1 out of 5 from 55,583 ratings on Vivino.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumThe drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2019 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumYes, by every public measure. It is a well-liked Brunello, and the 2019 scored 94 points from the Wine Advocate and from two other leading critics.
The 2021 wants until about 2028 and will hold to 2038, according to Vinous. The 2020 is the more approachable vintage to open first. Older Col d'Orcia Brunellos age for decades: drinkers still speak highly of the 1988 and the 1990.
The 2019 is the value pick at £32.93: a five-star-plus year on the vintage chart with 93 and 94-point critic scores. The 2021 is the one to cellar, a five-star year with firmer tannins. The 2020 is the softest of the three for drinking now.
Cherry and raspberry with oak, tobacco and leather, then plum, liquorice and a violet note. It is full-bodied at 14.5% with ripe but firm tannins and a long, savoury finish.
Yes. The whole estate, 520 hectares with 150 of them under vine, has been farmed organically since 2010, and the Brunello is certified organic. In 2026 Wine Enthusiast named Col d'Orcia its Environmental Advocate of the Year.
Steak, braised or roast meat, game and hard cheese, with game and mature cheeses the classic partners. A bistecca alla fiorentina, a brasato or an aged pecorino are the Tuscan matches.
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