Castello di Montepò is the personal project of Jacopo Biondi Santi, heir to one of the most influential families in the history of Italian wine. His great-grandfather, Ferruccio Biondi Santi, revolutionized winemaking at the end of the 19th century by creating the legendary Brunello di Montalcino, using a unique clone of Sangiovese known as Sangiovese Grosso.

In the mid-1990s, Jacopo decided to follow his own path by founding Castello di Montepò, an estate located in the Tuscan Maremma, in Scansano, where tradition meets innovation. The winery is housed in a 12th-century medieval fortress, surrounded by hills, forests, and vineyards planted on schist soils—a privileged environment where history, nature, and viticultural culture converge.

With a modern and bold vision, Jacopo—together with his children Tancredi, Clemente, and Clio—continues a family story that has shaped Italian wine for over 150 years, reinterpreting the legacy with wines that are elegant, distinctive, and contemporary in style.

At Castello di Montepò, winemaking blends technical precision with artisanal sensitivity. Wines ferment under controlled temperatures to preserve purity and typicity and are aged in French oak barrels, replacing the traditional Slavonian oak casks used in Montalcino. This approach results in a modern, polished, and approachable style, without sacrificing the structure and depth characteristic of Sangiovese Grosso.

The wines express aromatic intensity, silky texture, and balance, such as the flagship Sassoalloro, a single-varietal Sangiovese Grosso that embodies the contemporary interpretation of the Biondi Santi legacy.

Each label reflects the family’s pioneering spirit: a blend of tradition and innovation, honoring the past while looking to the future, where respect for the land and pursuit of excellence remain the foundation of the winery’s identity.