Every year the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino classifies

 Every year the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino classifies the new wine production in
order to Communicate the information regarding the Montalcino harvest and its wines
Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, Moscadello di Montalcino and Sant’Antimo.
The evaluation takes place in the months of January of every year, by having wine samples of
the latest harvest undergo chemical/physical and organoleptic analyses.
The Tasting Committee that carries out the tests is made up of 20 technicians operating in
Montalcino, with extensive experience in the production of this area.
The evaluation is expressed in stars, corresponding to the
following classification:
- insufficent vintage (one star)
- fair vintage
(two stars)
- good vintage
(three stars)
- exellent vintage
(four stars)
- outstanding vintage
(five stars)
The declaration of the stars assigned to the vintage takes place in
February each year, as part of the event "BENVENUTO
BRUNELLO". Commemorative tiles
Starting with the 1992 vintage, the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino commissions a
commemorative tile to place on the wall of the Town Hall in Montalcino. The tiles are created
by people from the world of art, sport and show business, Italians and foreigners alike. The tiles
are ceramic, measure 30x30 cm and include the reference year and the number of stars
assigned.
The plaques are hung in February each year during the event "BENVENUTO BRUNELLO".
Evaluation in stars of the vintages from 1945 to date
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Roberto Turchi
1993
Paul Leber
1995
Oliviero Toscani
1998
Ottavio Missoni
Pierluigi Olla
Peter Weller
1997
Deborah Compagnoni
1999
Giorgetto Giugiaro
2000
Emilio Giannelli
2002
Roberto Cavalli
2004
Sandro Chia
1996
2001
Prada
1994
2003
Omaggio a Duccio
2005
Riccardo Benvenuti
2006
Adam Tihany
2007
Giolito Dipartimento Design
FIAT
2010
Omaggio 150 anni Unità
d'Italia
2008
2009
Alessandro Grazi
Tadashi Agi - Okimoto Shu
2011
2012
Salvatore Ferragamo
Cruciani
2013
Oscar Farinetti - Eataly