TENUTA IL POGGIONE BDM 2018

Tenuta Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2018

“The Il Poggione 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark and savory character with more fruit weight and concentration than you might find in many of its peers. This wine shows a dense center of gravity that is padded with dark cherry, blackberry, toasted spice, mahogany smoked meat and tilled earth. Despite the robust aromas, this Sangiovese is actually quite streamlined and polished in texture. The tannins are soft and veering toward accessibility. This is an ambitious production of 200,000 bottles. The estate’s Riserva Vigna Paganelli was not made in 2018, so fruit from that wine went here instead.” – 94/100, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

VARIETIES: 100% Sangiovese
REGION: Italy / Central Italy / Toscana / Brunello di Montalcino
AGEING: Long aging in large 30 and 50 hl French oak barrels followed by a period of aging in the bottle
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Red meats, game, mature cheeses
CRITICS SCORES: RP/94, WS/94, JS/94, D/92
VIVINO: Average 4.2 ★★★★✰

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Brunello di Montalcino | Range | Tenuta il Poggione

One of the most highly regarded wineries in all of Tuscany, Tenuta Il Poggione makes incredibly powerful wines for collectors and everyday drinkers alike. Located in Sant’ Angelo in Colle in the commune of Montalcino, Tenuta Il Poggione was established at the end of the 19th century by Lavinio Franceschi and is still owned today by the 5th generation of its founder, siblings Leopoldo and Livia Franceschi. The winery is also committed to sustainable viticulture and 100% estate-grown, hand-selected fruit.

Brunello is the prince of Montalcino wines. It is produced exclusively with hand-picked Sangiovese grapes from the company’s oldest vineyards.

After careful fermentation at a controlled temperature, the Brunello di Montalcino from Tenuta Il Poggione matures in French oak barrels. Subsequently the wine spends a period of refinement in the bottle, essential to guarantee the pleasantness and complexity that have made Brunello di Montalcino famous throughout the world.