Santa Giulia is an estate winery in Località Santa Giulia in Torrenieri in the north-east of the  Montalcino region of Tuscany. The land was originally purchased in 1959 by Gino Terzuoli. It was later divided into two holdings, one for each son, Bruno and Lido. From his share Bruno created SassodiSole, and Lido created SantaGiulia. Santa Giulia is now run by Lido’s son, Gianluca Terzuoli.

Terroir: Get cold mornings here. Sangiovese can lack colour if picked too early. Must wait to pick to get stable colour.

Estate vineyards: 18ha of vines, of which 6ha are for Brunello. The oldest vines date to 1974. Newer clones were planted in 2000. 300 metres. Sandy clay soils.

Red wines

Rosso di Montalcino DOC: 2004 Sweet style, hot finish, quite extracted too, aggressive tannin, acid (Anteprima 2006). | 2012 6,600 bottles. Deep colour, plump black fruit, heavy blackcurrant, unstable tannin perhaps, satisfying but a bit hard to drink (Anteprima 2014). | 2013 6,665 bottles. Bit of bake, plump, soft acid, drink up (Anteprima 2015). | 2014 Easy, fresh, primary, tanky (Anteprima 2016). | 2018 13.5%. Lacks a bit of clarity on the nose. Bit gritty and herbal on the palate (Col di Lamo, July 2021).

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG: 1999 Debut. 3,000 bottles. | 2000 Evolved style, brownish, volatile (Anteprima  2005). | 2001 Chocolatey, lacks a middle, fading (Anteprima 2006). | 2009 6,600 bottles. Open cedar nose, rather simple, garnet colour already, unstable tannins perhaps (Anteprima 2014). | 2010 6,665 bottles. Bit sweet and sour, rich, soft middle, decent (Benvenuto Brunello 2015). | 2011 Tanky, very exuberant, lots of fruit (Anteprima 2016). | 2016 14.5% alc. Well made, mid-palate fruit, a little angular but good. (Col di Lamo, July 2021).

Sweet white wines

Gianluca planted 4 rows of Malvasia near the house to make a Vin Santo for his mother Mirella.

Contact

Azienda Agricola Santa Giulia di Gianluca Terzuoli

Loc. Santa Giulia, 48

53024 Torrenieri (SI), Italy

Tel+39 0577.834270 | Website: www.santagiuliamontalcino.it