Thieves target Col d’Orcia

About € 100,000 worth of Brunello di Montalcino wines were stolen from Col d’Orcia on 20 January, according to the winery. The thieves broke into Col d’Orcia’s wine shop and took about 1,000 Brunello wines in total — including library vintages dating back to 1964.

‘ Some of the bottles are irreplaceable,’ said Francesco Marone Cinzano, owner of Col d’Orcia. ‘ They only took the Brunello, and everything in the shop was very tidy and clean. They had strict instructions.’

A van stolen from Col d’Orcia and used as a getaway vehicle was found five days later in Perugia, but no wines were inside.