Il Poggione - Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (Magnum) *
Il Poggione - Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (Magnum)
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
100% Sangiovese
Information
Cultivation: conventional
Aging: 30 months in oak cask
Bottle aging: several months
Volume: 150 cl / original wooden case
Cellaring potential: 2036+
Tasting notes
The Il Poggione 2016 Brunello di Montalcino opens to a medium dark appearance with pretty Sangiovese shine and a little ruby sparkle. This vintage shows a slightly untamed or wild side with a dense and heavier fruit profile. The focus here is on blackberry, dried cherry, tobacco and even a touch of smoky tobacco or horse saddle. The wine shows the firm grip and tannic backbone that is a common trait in this vintage, especially with the vineyards on this southern, sunlit side of the appellation. I also get a considerable flash of acidity on the close, almost too much, that certainly needs a few more years to soften. You really need to wait with this one. Production is an ample 200,000 bottles. 95/100 (11.2020) - robertparker.com
