Brunello di Montalcino is a wine made with 100% Sangiovese with Italy's highest DOCG classification. Sangiovese is the wine that most wine critics cite to be the best in all of Italy.

Is Brunello a DOCG?

Brunello di Montalcino is a red DOCG Italian wine produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montalcino, in the province of Siena, located about 80 km south of Florence in the Tuscany wine region. ... Today it is one of Italy's best-known and most expensive wines.

What classifies a Brunello?

: a full-bodied red wine made from Sangiovese grapes that is produced in the Tuscany region of Italy Three impressive reds in particular—Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello di Montalcino—have acquired a devoted following among American oenophiles.—