Pian dell'Orino - Rosso di Montalcino 2020

Pian dell’Orino is one of the shining stars in Brunello di Montalcino. The estate is located right next door to the most famous name in Brunello history, Biondi Santi. Pian dell’Orino is one of the top estates in the region and is run by Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Hendrik Erbach, who both co-own the estate and are extremely passionate about producing the highest quality wine in the most harmonious methods possible to protect their environment. Consequently, the estate’s six hectares of vines have been farmed completely organically for many years and since 2003 are cultivated under biodynamic principles. Neither Caroline nor Jan are natives of Tuscany, as Caroline was born in the Südtirol in a large Renaissance castle known as Castel Katzenzungen. Caroline managed the family property for several years, and amongst her charges at the property was an enormous, six hundred year-old grape vine that is the oldest and largest existing grapevine in all of Europe. Jan was born in the small city