Giacomo Bartolommei is the new president of the Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino. Youngest ever.
The new president of the Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino has been appointed. He is Giacomo Bartolommei, the youngest in the denomination’s history. Also appointed are the three vice presidents. Andea Cortonesi (Uccelliera); Fabio Ratto (Antinori) and Bernerdino Sani (Argiano).
Giacomo Bartolommei (33) is the new president of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. The youngest president in the history of the denomination-and among the youngest in Italy in this role-was unanimously appointed today by the new board of directors for the next three years and succeeds Fabrizio Bindocci, who has led the entity for the past two terms.
Vice presidents were also elected at the meeting: Andrea Cortonesi(Uccelliera, who will lead the Technical Commission), Fabio Ratto(Antinori, Institutional Commission) and Bernardino Sani(Argiano, Promotion Commission).
The new president’s statement
“I would like to thank the members for the significant trust placed in me and the newly elected board members. The large percentage of members present in the last elections are a strong message of membership in the Consortium – said Giacomo Bartolommei, from today at the head of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino -. The hope, therefore, is that all members will rediscover in the Consortium an environment conducive to cohesion and working together for the good and development of the area. The current economic environment requires energetic action in terms of promotion and communication – Bartolommei concluded. Our priority will be twofold: to enhance the prestige of our wines and, to strengthen their perception in the market. In parallel with unaltered determination we will continue to protect our brand and appellations.”
Fabrizio Bindocci’s comment on outgoing president
“I bequeath to the new president an economically sound consortium that, in 2024, recorded a turnover close to 4.5 million euros, up 4.3 percent from the previous year, and a profit of nearly 627,000 euros allocated to reserves,” commented Fabrizio Bindocci, outgoing president. I am certain that the new governance will be able to face the challenges on the horizon with determination and vision, continuing to invest in the promotion and positioning of the entire quality pyramid expressed by Montalcino wines, starting with its Brunello, which has increasingly become a territorial brand known worldwide.”
Who is Giacomo Bartolommei
Born in 1991, Giacomo Bartolommei is now oenologist and export manager of Caprili, the family business founded in 1965 in the southwest of the Montalcino municipality. After studying enology and viticulture at the Ricasoli Technical Agricultural Institute in Siena, he officially joined Caprili in 2016, the year of his first vintage. In 2018, he earned a degree in economics and business at Siena University. He has been vice president of the Consortium for the past three years.
The Board of Directors of the Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino registers the entry of Violante Gardini Cinelli Colombini (Casato Prime Donne) on the board following the resignation for personal reasons of Andrea Costanti that took place after the May 14 elections.
The Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino
The Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino now unites 214 members, for a protection that extends over a vineyard of more than 4,300 hectares in the area of the municipality of Montalcino (2,100 hectares of Brunello, quotaed since 1997), in favor of four PDOs in the area (Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, Moscadello and Sant’Antimo).
