Tenuta Il Poggione

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

9.5

2019 opened September ‘24. Unusual nose — briars and turmeric. The light red fruits on the front are quickly subsumed by a complex wave of tannins. I detect dark chocolate in the base notes. Orange zest in the high notes. There’s some other stuff happening in the initial tannic rush that I can’t identify, but they’re yummy. These desperate elements are held together by an initially soft tannic structure — but a stronger mineral component starts at the back of the mid pallet and it provides a long tasty finish.

Personally, I think it was best right out of the bottle. After the first glass, I let it open up for an hour, and it got a little less interesting as some of the.subtleties disappeared — but still very tasty! That suggests to me that it might not hold up to a long cellaring, but I am a bit perverse in that I like my wines young. — 11 days ago

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Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Hints of cassis, sour-sweet fruit and gentle tannins. A great effort from a winery that always never disappoints — a day ago

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Arianna Occhipinti

Terre Siciliane Il Frappato

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.1

Perfect Summer wine. All red fruit with some rose petals. Emptying our second barbecue magnum. — a month ago

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Tenuta Il Poggione

Riserva Vigna Paganelli Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2015

Shuhui Ng

9.1

Huge potential. Needs decanting about 2-3 hours at least. Deep ruby, medium bodied, nose is strong of chilli, black pepper, dark fruits, peppermint. Strong tannins, strong acidity… bouquet opens to blueberries, goat cheese, herbs. — 12 days ago

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