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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG can be produced exclusively from Sangiovese grapes and must be bottled in bottles of the "Bordolese" type, with dark glass and closed by cork. It is a wine that supports time very well and if stored in a suitable way (cool cellar, low light, constant temperature, no odors) it can last even 20 or more years. History Wine has been produced in Montalcino for many centuries even if the quality of the medieval period was very far from the present. Brunello di Montalcino as we know it today was born from Clemente Santi after the mid-1800s; Professor Martini of the School of Viticulture and Enology of Conegliano Veneto, in 1885, confirmed this by saying in a conference whose theme was "The future wealth of the Sienese province": "is now known on all national wine markets and also in the main foreign countries , for various types of wine including Brunello di Montalcino ". Geographical area of production The Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wine is produced in the municipality of Montalcino (province of Siena), which is located in the south-eastern part of Tuscany about 40 km from Siena and has a total area of about 240 square km. at an altitude ranging from 120 to 640 meters above sea level. The climate is Mediterranean, although it tends to be dry due to the proximity of the Apennines. Sangiovese vines