April 22, 2026
Rain again. Ten days straight. I'm worried about the set on the upper parcels. The lower slope drains faster and looks fine.
2026 Vintage
Brunello di Montalcino
Montalcino, Italy
About this Crew
Revealed on enrollment
Winemaker
A Montalcino estate of 11 hectares — Sangiovese grosso on the southern slope, raised long and slow in botti grandi. The winemaker's name is shared with the Crew on enrollment; until then the platform stands behind the data, the track record, and the samples.
The history.
This hillside was bought in 1934. The old cellar — the tinaia — still has the original concrete tanks. The barrel room was added in 2002. The Sangiovese clones date to a massal selection made on the estate in 1971.
What this vintage is showing so far.
“Warm March, wet April. The vines woke up fast and then we sat in rain for ten days. Flowering pressure is my main concern. I'm keeping leaves on the east side for now.”
— the winemaker, updated this month
Philosophy.
Sangiovese is a translator. If the vineyard is good, the wine tells the truth. Botti grandi, long aging, no shortcuts. I'd rather release late than release thin.
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
June 2026
Flowering
Set window, first yield count.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Sangiovese green-juice, tart and alive.
Early October 2026
Pick expected
Long hang, waiting on phenolics.
January 2027
Post-ferment sample
Young Sangiovese from cement.
April 2027
First barrel sample
Transition from cement to botti.
September 2027
Blend trial
Crew votes on single-vineyard vs. estate blend.
March 2028
Bottling
After the required 24 months of wood.
May 2028
Wine arrives
Released as Brunello di Montalcino.
June 2026
Flowering
Set window, first yield count.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Sangiovese green-juice, tart and alive.
Early October 2026
Pick expected
Long hang, waiting on phenolics.
January 2027
Post-ferment sample
Young Sangiovese from cement.
April 2027
First barrel sample
Transition from cement to botti.
September 2027
Blend trial
Crew votes on single-vineyard vs. estate blend.
March 2028
Bottling
After the required 24 months of wood.
May 2028
Wine arrives
Released as Brunello di Montalcino.
Meet the current Crew
12
members
10
cities
5
countries represented
15 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
By the vine.
The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Brunello di Montalcino
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$108 / vine
From $540 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
140 vines left
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
From the rows.
April 10, 2026
Bud break across the estate. We walked the rows together — there's still a memory here of which vine was planted by which worker in 1971.
March 30, 2026
The tinaia got a new coat of whitewash. Cellar temperature holds at 15°C even in August now. Whoever built it built it right.
Join this Crew.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.