The late Cosimo Loia moved to Tuscany after spending several years in Scotland. He fell in love with the Montalcino area and bought an estate named Palazzo, situated on the Eastern slopes of the hills just outside town. Beginning in the 1980s, he devoted himself to cultivating Sangiovese and making traditional wines. Palazzo’s vineyards encompass 12 acres and are located next to quality producers like Cerbaiona and Salvioni. Over the past few years the winery has experienced some major structural changes: a new cellar, and the arrival of consulting enologist Fabrizio Ciufoli who has raised the level of quality. Production has also benefited from using mostly traditional large Slavonian oak casks and a just few barriques. This formula has infused new life into the estate, which is now managed by Cosimo’s daughter Elia.
