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One of the smallest wine regions in Italy, the 92-square-mile Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is also among the country’s most highly regarded. With just 15 percent of its land planted to Sangiovese—known locally as Brunello for over 400 years—Brunello di Montalcino is often hailed as the pinnacle of the variety. While many of the best-known Brunellos are made with grapes harvested from a variety of sites neighboring the walled medieval village that gives the denomination its name, more…
