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Siro Pacenti

Siro Pacenti is a small Montalcino estate founded by the eponymous Siro Pacenti in the 1970s and elevated to regional significance under his son Giancarlo, who took over in the late 1980s. The estate farms approximately 12 hectares in two distinct zones: a warmer sector near the village of Montalcino producing richly concentrated fruit, and a cooler section near Castelnuovo dell'Abate contributing greater aromatic lift. Giancarlo was an early champion of modern Brunello production — shorter macerations, aging in small French barriques rather than large Slavonian casks — and his wines helped define the modernist wing of the appellation during the 1990s and 2000s. The flagship PS Brunello di Montalcino (labeled under the producer's initials) averages $84 per bottle across 112 auction lots, with the 2006 vintage the most traded year. The PS Riserva, selected from the estate's oldest vines in exceptional years, averages $121 across 20 lots. Total portfolio activity spans 293 lots at an $89 average, with a ceiling of $339 — reflecting the estate's consistent but not trophy-priced positioning within Montalcino's auction hierarchy. The 2010 Brunello vintage, widely considered the greatest Montalcino harvest of the 21st century, is the estate's most acclaimed production and commands the highest per-bottle prices.