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Source: Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino website

http://www.consorziobrunellodimontalcino.it/index.php?p=25&lg=en

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 30×30 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	1994 Sandro Chia
1995 Oliviero Toscani	1996 Pierluigi Olla	1997 Deborah Compagnoni
1998 Ottavio Missoni	1999 Giorgetto Giugiaro	2000 Emilio Giannelli
2001 Prada	2002 Roberto Cavalli	2003 Omaggio a Duccio
2004 Peter Weller	2005 Riccardo Benvenuti	2006 Adam Tihany
2007 Giolito Dipartimento Design FIAT	2008 Alessandro Grazi	2009 Tadashi Agi – Okimoto Shu
2010 Omaggio 150 anni Unità d'Italia	2011 Salvatore Ferragamo