Loacker’s Corte Pavone estate sits high on a windswept ridge west of Montalcino, where elevations around 450–500 meters give Brunello a cooler, more vertical profile than the town’s warmer southern slopes. Founded by the Loacker family (of Alto Adige fame and early organic/biodynamic pioneers), the estate is farmed biodynamically and planted entirely to Sangiovese Grosso; over the years they’ve mapped the property into distinct parcels by soil, exposure, and altitude, some bottled as single “crus,” others forming the backbone of the classic Brunello di Montalcino.

2019 is a standout vintage that plays right into Corte Pavone’s strengths: luminous fruit, high natural acidity, and fine, architectural tannins shaped by patient, low-intervention cellar work. Expect native-yeast fermentations, careful extractions, and aging in large-format oak (with some smaller wood and alternative vessels in the broader range) aimed at transparency rather than makeup, yielding a Brunello that leans more toward red cherry, blood orange, floral spice, and earth than sheer weight or oak gloss—and built to age gracefully.

Why you'll love it

• High-elevation Brunello that trades heaviness for tension, clarity, and lifted aromatics.

• Biodynamic pioneer estate where every choice favors purity of Sangiovese over polish and flash.

• 2019 vintage structure and balance promise serious mid- to long-term cellar payoff.

How to serve it

• Decant 1–2 hours and serve between 60–64°F in large Bordeaux or tall Chianti-style stems
  

• Perfect pairing partner with  bistecca alla fiorentina, roasted lamb, or porcini-rich risotto.