Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona blends one of Montalcino’s most dramatic backstories with some of the region’s most grounded, traditional winemaking. The estate began as a 17th-century bishop’s palace built by Fabivs de’ Vecchis, later passing through auction to Countess Eva Bernini Cerretani and then the Ciacci family. Its modern era truly ignited in 1985, when longtime estate manager Giuseppe Bianchini unexpectedly inherited the property, shifting it toward quality-driven viticulture. Today the winery farms 55.5 hectares in southeastern Montalcino, focusing on Sangiovese from the Pianrosso vineyard. Fermentations run in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with long aging in large Slavonian oak casks and certified organic farming guiding the estate’s classic Brunello style.