What the name means
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and Rosso di Montalcino DOC are separate protected Tuscan designations. Both use Sangiovese and share the historic boundary of the municipality, but their production rules differ.
Research underway
Frescobaldi Tenuta CastelGiocondo Sangiovese Brunello di Montalcino Italian Red Wine
We have the store listing and package details. The deeper reporting for this wine is still underway.
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Sangiovese
- Region
- Montalcino
- Shelf barcode
- 0839183000053
The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$88.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$75.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Family history
Frescobaldi says the family has produced wine in Tuscany since the early 1300s.
Research status
Where this page is headed
We are checking the current release, the producer record, and the bottle itself. Until that work is complete, this page reports only the facts carried by the dated store feed and shared region and grape research.
Getting to know Montalcino.
Montalcino gives a close geographic context for both Brunello and Rosso, while the complete designation tells us which rules apply. It should not be collapsed into broad Tuscany or Italy mapping.
How grapes grow here
Montalcino has a generally dry Mediterranean climate with continental influence from its position between the sea and the central Apennines. Elevation and slope direction create many local microclimates.
What lies under the vines
Lower areas have deeper transported soils. Higher slopes become stonier and shallower, with decomposed galestro and alberese among the important rock materials.
How large the region is
- Municipal territory
- The production territory covers about 24,000 hectares within Montalcino's historic boundary.
- Vineyard share
- The consortium reports that vineyards occupy about 15 percent of that territory.
Places within the region
- Brunello di Montalcino
- The DOCG is limited to the historic municipal boundary and requires Sangiovese, called Brunello locally.
- Rosso di Montalcino
- The DOC uses the same municipal origin and grape but has separate yield and release rules.
Getting to know Sangiovese.
Sangiovese is a red grape closely associated with central Italy and is the main grape in Chianti wines. It is also grown elsewhere as a varietal wine or blending grape.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
An official category guide describes cherry-led fruit, herbs, clear acidity and firm tannin. Climate, yield, blending and oak can move the result from light and direct to more concentrated.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.