Il Poggione - Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Price: $89.96
Sale Price: $79.00
| Producer | Il Poggione |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 603268 |
| Size | 750ml |
Founded in 1890, Tenuta Il Poggione is a cornerstone of Tuscany’s winemaking heritage. As one of the original Brunello di Montalcino producers, this family-owned estate has set the gold standard for quality in the region. The vineyards, perched at high elevations between 150 and 450 meters (490–1,475 feet), are home to some of the estate’s oldest Sangiovese vines—many over 60 years old. These vines, combined with meticulous vineyard care and sustainable viticulture practices, produce fruit of exceptional character and quality.
Hand-harvested Sangiovese grapes are carefully fermented in stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation to add richness and balance. The wine then embarks on an extended aging process: three years in large French oak barrels, which impart structure and complexity, and an additional year in bottle to refine its elegance. The result? A ruby-red Brunello with vibrant red fruit aromas, velvet-smooth tannins, and a long, satisfying finish.
Vinous Media: 96 Points
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino pulls the taster close to the glass with its dark and earthy blend of crushed ashen stones, giving way to rosemary, cedar, exotic spice and a core of raspberry preserves. Enveloping and serene, this flows across the palate like pure silk, steadily building in tension as tart wild berries and orange hints give way to a sweet herbal thrust. The 2019 finishes with tremendous length and is classically structured, as crunchy tannins resonate and violet inner florals slowly fade over a tactile coating of minerality. Il Poggione has captured the radiance of the vintage, yet this is just a baby today. (EG)
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Features ample plum, cherry, iron, tobacco and underbrush flavors buoyed by a plump texture to match the dense structure, plus vibrant acidity to keep it all focused. Another year of aging should allow the finish to stretch out and this wine to reach its full potential. (BS)
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
The Il Poggione 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows an evolved bouquet with aromas of dried fruit, forest floor, crushed flower and autumnal leaf. On a second nose, you get dark licorice, wet slate, cola and grilled rosemary. The tannins are powdery and dry. I recommend a medium-term drinking window as a result. (ML)
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
Saturated dark red in color and coming from 25- to 60-year-old vines, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino is a brooding and serious wine on the nose and needs a little air on opening at this youthful stage, with aromas of cigar box, vanilla, smoky cedar, blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, and charred rosemary. Opulent and rich, this full-bodied Brunello reveals rich, velvet tannins, warming richness, and spice, and its oak-noted frame enhances the richness. It’s deserving of several years of proper cellaring to harmonize and is a lovely, warming wine to enjoy over the coming 15- 20 years. It was raised for 3 years in large French oak barrels. (AF)
