Siro Pacenti is an estate just below the town of Montalcino, in Tuscany. The 50 acres of Sangiovese vineyards produce about 80,000 bottles a year. The family estate is now run by Giancarlo Pacenti, who took over from his father Siro, who founded the estate in 1970. The estate’s signature wine is Brunello di Montalcino though there is also a Rosso di Montalcino which is also Sangiovese. Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine journal, notes that Pacenti in the 1990s “became emblematic of the trend towards a less austere Brunello…Their grapes are blended to create highly concentrated, fruit-forward wines.”