| Type | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 14.5% |
| Production | 200,000 bottles |
Recommended
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino
2017An unmissable symbol
94+
PARKER
91
SUCKLING
91
DECANTER
Spec sheet
The wine
One of the greatest classics of Brunello di Montalcino, always distinguished by its typical elegant silkiness. Fruit, incense, tobacco and minerality, a sumptuous wine that has become a true symbol of Montalcino and the Sangiovese variety.
What does this wine taste like?
An extremely elegant Brunello that will enchant us with its fragrance, balance and velvety texture. A wine that exhibits ripe fruit on the nose, leathery and tobacco notes, aromatic herbs and fine spices, and which caresses the palate and our senses. A wine with great balance, consistent on the nose and palate.
| Light | Bold | |
|---|---|---|
| Smooth | Tannic | |
| Soft | Acidic |
View | Ruby red / Riflessi granati |
|---|---|
Bouquet | Complex / Ripe fruit / Black pepper / Leather / Ash |
Mouth | Full-bodied / Warm / Tannino setoso / Balanced |
Drinking and storing
A great choice for enjoying now or keeping to have within the next few years.
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC
Food pairing
Excellent in combination with sumptuous meat and game dishes; also ideal with aged cheeses.
Ratings and awards
| 2017 | 94+ PK | 91 SK | 91 DC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95 PK | 18 JR | 97 VN | 96 WS | ||||
| 2015 | 97 PK | 17.5 JR | 96 SK | 95 WS | 90 DC | |||
| 2014 | 94 PK | 15.5 JR | 91 SK | 92 WS | 91 DC | |||
| 2013 | 96 PK | 17+ JR | 92 SK | 93 WS | 96 DC | |||
| 2012 | 95+ PK | 17+ JR | 93 SK | 2 GR | 4 VA | 92 WS | 94 DC |
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis
robinsonSK: SucklingGR: Gambero
rossoVA: Viti
aisVN: VinousWS: Wine
spectatorDC: Decanter
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling
Customer reviews
Winemaking
The Brunello is the ace of the Montalcino wines, produced exclusively from grapes of the Sangiovese variety; in this case, picked by hand from the estate’s oldest vines.
Fermentation occurs at a controlled temperature (25-28 °C) in stainless steel tanks and by the action of yeasts from the actual vineyard. The cap remains submerged and malolactic fermentation is also allowed to take place in the same container. Afterwards, the Tenuta Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino is aged in French oak barrels.
After its oak-ageing, the wine is matured in bottle: this is an essential process for guaranteeing the pleasantness and complexity which have made the Brunello di Montalcino become world famous.
| Vinification material | Stainless steel |
|---|---|
| Ageing period | 36 months |
| Type of wood | French oak |
Vineyards
| Altitude | 450.00 meters |
|---|
The winery
Tenuta Il Poggione
Tenuta Il Poggione, now one of the largest wineries in the Montalcino municipality, extends over nearly 600 hectares divided into vineyards (125 ha), olive groves (70 ha), and other agricultural lands and forests. The winery is founded on the care and special attention dedicated to producing fine red wines, but also on being engaged in diversified and environmentally friendly agriculture, in which the vineyard alternates with other crops, and where wild animals are allowed...
