Il Poggione Rosso Di Montalcino 2021 (750ml)

 

Rated 92 Points by Wine & Spirits

 

This is a robust and structured Rosso, its dark cherry flavors riding on firm, new-leather tannins as the wine gains notes of warm spice and graphite.  Decant it to coax out the juicy red fruit tones.

 

Rated 92 Points by James Suckling

 

A nicely spicy Rosso di Montalcino with cloves, dried flowers, sour cherries and orange peel on the nose.  Creamy and medium-to full-bodied, with chalky tannin's and a ripe, chocolaty finish.  Drink or hold.

 

Rated 90 Points by Jeb Dunnuck

 

Dark fruited and flush with sweet floral perfume, the 2021 Rosso Di Montalcino is ripe with boysenberry, black raspberry, pine sap, and balsamic.  A bit of varnish on the opening may need some time to settle down.  It has a silky and satin-like texture, with black cherry cola, mocha, and purple flowers, and the wine is medium to full-bodied, open, and inviting. Drink 2023-2038.

 

Rated 90 Points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

 

The Il Poggione 2021 Rosso di Montalcino (with 200,000 bottles made) offers medium fruit weight with dark cherry, wild plum and savory spice.  This is a terrific vintage with moderate summer temperatures and a long growing season that agrees very much with Sangiovese, a grape that takes its time to ripen and develop complexity.  This Rosso also reveals an especially spicy character with nutmeg and cinnamon that seems to come from the skins of the grape as much as it may come from 12 months in oak.

 

Rated 90 Points by Wine Spectator

 

A juicy red, with leather and underbrush accents framing smoky cherry, plum and mineral flavors.  Well-structured and long, with a solid grip of tannins on the lingering aftertaste.  Offers fine intensity.

 

Il Poggione Rosso Di Montalcino 2021

 

Younger, more accessible version of the Brunello, but already with an excellent structure and a great personality, Rosso di Montalcino is a very important wine for Tenuta Il Poggione.

 

Produced entirely from Sangiovese grapes, sourced in the estate's younger vineyards, Rosso di Montalcino is aged in large casks and barriques before a period of bottle aging.

 

The wood aging, although not obligatory for the production of Rosso di Montalcino, tones down the tannins typical of a young Sangiovese and gives this red wine a complexity of aroma and structure that make it a great "Young Brunello".

 

Wine:  Rosso di Montalcino

 

Varietal:  100% Sangiovese

 

Vintage:  2021

 

Tasting Notes

 

• Intense ruby red colour. 
• Fruity bouquet with red berry notes. 
• Very well structured, yet soft, long-lasting flavour with smooth, velvety tannins.

 

Food Pairings

 

Pasta with meat sauce, roasted, grilled meats and medium strength cheeses.

 

Alcohol:  14.5%

 

Source:  Estate vineyards, planted between 150 and 450 metres (490 - 1475 ft) above sea level.

 

Vine Training System:  Cordon Spur and "Doppio Capovolto".

 

Harvest:  By Hand

 

Vinification:  15 Days "submerged cap" fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts at a controlled temperature 25/28 °C (77/82 F).  Malolactic Fermentation in stainless steel.

 

Aging:  12 Months.  In large French oak barrels (30 - 50 hl or 872 -1373 Gallon) and barriques (350 litres - 92 Gallon) followed by bottle aging.

 

 

Tenuta Il Poggione

 

Lavinio Franceschi, Land Owner from Florence, decided to visit the area after hearing the stories from a shepherd, who brought his herds around Montalcino during the winter.  He fell so much in love with the landscape and the people who lived in the area that he decided to buy land and establish a farm.

 

Generation after generation, many resources were spent on research for quality, clonal selections, winemaking and aging techniques, and also by building a modern winery for the standards at that time.

 

Il Poggione was one of the first wineries to market the Brunello di Montalcino wine as early as the 1900’s, and one of the founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium.

 

After more than a Century, Lavinio Franceschi’s work is still a fundamental point of reference for his successors, Leopoldo and Livia, who continue to develop the business with that same dedication and unrelenting passion, combining the ancient skills of winemaking crafts and tradition with the latest, most innovative techniques.

 

 

Rated 90 Points by Wine Spectator

 

A juicy red, with leather and underbrush accents framing smoky cherry, plum and mineral flavors.  Well-structured and long, with a solid grip of tannins on the lingering aftertaste.  Offers fine intensity.