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Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2018
$650
Description
Poggio di Sotto hits it out the ballpark once again with an extremely elegant interpretation that shows the incredible depth and nuance Sangiovese can achieve, even in an uneven vintage such as this. The certified organic 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark ruby hue and mid-weight concentration. Indeed, the wine is lighter and brighter than most, despite Brunello’s mandatory five years of aging before its commercial release. The tannins are silky and melt over the palate. Along the way, the wine offers high notes of red cherry, cassis and blue flower. This release carries a very high price tag, but your high expectations will be met.
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate 96+, EG 94
My thoughts on the 2015 to give you an idea of style:
This my friends this is a thing of beauty! Frankly, my tasting budget is blown, big time! I had to try this.
Brunello has such a spectrum of styles from the divine, elegant, and, graceful to the overblown clumsy monsters. I typically play on the side of elegance and into the middle of the spectrum. Poggio di Sotto’s is undoubtedly on the elegant side.
So, Trembles rocks up with a box. We sit, we pour, we proceed to shoot the s@#t. Then that moment after swirling the vino around for a couple of minutes, I smell. That little spark ignites. I’m looking at more than your average Sangio. The conversation shifts from the 123 varieties of heirloom tomatoes he’s planted to a glass full of happiness.
There is something here that takes Sangiovese to a special place, the perfume, the lovely linear shape of fruit, that deceptive depth and length that builds. Here we see a Brunello at 13.5% where many from 2015 are well north of 15%. As expected the pieces fall into place. Low yield, meticulous vineyard work combine to offer fruit with flavour ripeness at much lower sugar levels affording the opportunity to create such an elegant personality in the wine. The superfine tannins have a lovely linear line to them.
I have seen wines like this before. Patience will see them undergo a metamorphosis from a thing of beauty to one of sophistication with an additional level of intrigue as the truffles, forest, subtle generosity of age builds.
Note to self: Review tasting budget!
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