Tenuta le Potazzine was established in 1993, when Giuseppe Gorelli decided to launch his own label after years of working on his father’s estate. Gorelli and his wife Gigliola Giannetti named their estate for the small, charming birds called le potazzine that migrate to and from the area, and because “le potazzine” was the nickname given to their young daughters by one of their grandmothers. With only 12 acres of vineyards, the estate’s production is limited to about 50,000 bottles annually. The estate produces well-reviewed Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino. Gambero Rosso generally awards the wines 2 glasses, and sometimes 3 glasses, the highest recommendation. Gambero Rosso wrote in 2014 that the Gorellis “continue to offer an admirably graceful and breezy interpretation from their Sangiovese grapes…Le Potazzine’s Brunellos are recognizable for their crystal clear fruit and their constraint.”