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Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Reviews

99 -Falstaff -

98 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

From one of my favorite vintages ever comes the Poggio di Sotto 2016 Brunello di Montalcino. What I love about this wine is that citrusy note of orange zest that appears so beautifully on the bouquet, giving it lift and energy. You also get dark fruit, cherry and a finely chiseled mineral note that comes from schistic galestro soils. With this vintage, the winemaking team started harvesting in phases as a way of mitigating any possible adverse weather conditions. In other words, some of the fruit is harvested early to avoid bad weather and some might be harvested later if weather conditions proceed nicely. This is a technique that the winery continues to practice today.

98 -Jeb Dunnuck -

The 2016 Brunello Di Montalcino has a bright ruby hue and offers lifted and focused aromas of red cherries, orange zest, fresh roses, and stony earth. Medium-bodied and linear, it offers a vibrant energy with fresh acidity, refined, compact tannins, and a long finish. An outstanding vintage from Poggio di Sotto, this is one for the long haul. Drink 2026-2056.

98 -Raffaele Vecchione -

Radiant and essential in the glass it presents itself with a brilliant and unloaded body with shades of cherry and intoxicating perfumes reminiscent of hibiscus, mandarin flowers, calendula, chamomile and wild thyme. In the background citronella merges into shades of lemon and lime skin giving richness and complexity to the matrix. Medium bodied, perfectly matured tannins and a finish of incredible drinkability. Love at first sight. Drink now or age.

97 -Vinous -

It's such a pleasure to taste the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino from Poggio di Sotto; this is easily one of the wines of the vintage. Its bouquet is pure class, balsamic, exotic and spicy. A blend of dried orange and cloves gives way to sweet lavender and black cherries. Elegant and silky, yet with cooling acidity and depths of tart red berry fruits, the 2016 impresses further with a salty savoriness and a sense of sheer energy. It leaves a coating of dusty tannins and dark florals to resonate, displaying a youthful concentration slowly easing as traces of licorice fade through the incredibly long finish.

97 -Wine Spectator -

96 -Decanter -

There is always something so recognisable and pure in Poggio di Sotto. The estate has made a great effort to preserve the genetic material of the vines, and the Sangiovese is a massal selection of its own biotypes. Aromas drip with ripe red cherry, Mediterranean herbs and white pepper. The fruit is sumptuous and very juicy – all raspberry and nectarine flesh. Beautifully weightless yet mouthfilling, it's racy and fluid with powdery tannins that cleanse the palate, and a lingering finish of orange blossom and tea.

94 -James Suckling -

Technical Details

Blend 100% Sangiovese
Winemaker Leonardo Berti & Luca Marrone
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
Vineyard Estate vineyards of Poggio di Sotto
Farming Method Organic Practices
Oak 30hl Slavonian oak barrels
Aging / Cooperage 40 months, followed by a resting period in bottle before release
Alcohol 13.9%
Production 1,600 cases

Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Name: Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014818
Price: 172.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Sangiovese | Tuscany

FS99, WA98, JD98, RV98, VN97, WS97, DC96, JS94

Organic Practices

$250.00

$172.95

750ML

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Poggio di Sotto was founded by Piero Palmucci on the southern slopes of Montalcino, in the Castelnuovo dell'Abate subzone, where schistic galestro soils and altitude produce wines of remarkable freshness and mineral precision. Palmucci sold in 2011 to Claudio Tipa (owner of Grattamacco and ColleMassari), and the estate's commitment to traditional, minimally interventionist Brunello has continued without interruption: vinification in truncated cone-shaped wooden vats and cement tanks with a minimum of 30 days maceration, followed by 36 months of aging in 30-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels, no filtering, no fining. Decanter has called the wines quintessential Brunello: not blockbusters, not hammered with extraction, but wines of mouthwatering elegance and freshness in the very top ranks of Montalcino. The 2016 is a wine of remarkable character, showing orange zest and citrusy lift alongside dark plum and wild cherry, with finely chiseled mineral notes and the classic austerity and drive of this estate in a great vintage. Farr Vintners awarded 99, Wine Advocate 98, Jeb Dunnuck 98, Rupert Valentini 98, Vinous 97, Wine Spectator 97, and Decanter 96. The pricing here is incredible for scores and a pedigree of this level. These won't last long.

About The Producer

Poggio di Sotto is the estate that quietly changed the conversation about what Brunello di Montalcino could be. Located in the southern Castelnuovo dell'Abate subzone, the domaine was founded in 1990 by Piero Palmucci and built a fierce reputation for wines of extraordinary purity and longevity before being acquired by Claudio Tipa's ColleMassari group in 2011. Tipa continued the farming philosophy his predecessor established, maintaining the commitment to old vines, long macerations, and extended aging in large Slavonian oak casks without compromising on quality or yield. The estate farms roughly twelve hectares on clay and galestro soils at altitude, producing one of the most consistently celebrated Brunello di Montalcino in the appellation. The wines regularly earn scores in the upper nineties and attract intense collector interest, with older vintages commanding significant premiums at auction. The Rosso di Montalcino gives access to the same estate philosophy at an earlier drinking window and a fraction of the price. Wine Advocate has awarded multiple vintages perfect or near-perfect scores, and Poggio di Sotto is now considered one of the benchmarks against which other Brunello producers are measured.

$250.00

$172.95

750ML

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