(Decanter) - Brunello di Montalcino caught the eye of international investment company Atlas Invest, which hopes to expand and develop the winery and vineyards at Poggio Antico, its first acquisition in the wine sector.

The deal follows the sale of Brunello producer Biondi Santi at the turn of the year.

Atlas Invest, headed by Marcel van Poecke, has previously invested mainly in gas, oil and renewable energy, as well as property. 

‘We see this investment as the first of its kind, and it was decided on after studying investment in the wine sector,’ CFO of Atlas Invest Didier Ryelandt toldDecanter.com. ‘We found Poggio Antico to be a unique producer with a unique team attached.’