In Bond Fine Wine. 2011 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (ML). Drinking window: 2017–2040. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Monica Larner (ML) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/10/2017 · Drink 2017-2035
The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino represents a smaller harvest. Some 130,000 bottles were produced, which is 80,000 bottles less than average. In fact, Il Poggione made more Rosso di Montalcino and IGT compared to their flagship Brunello. No Riserva was produced in 2011. One of the reasons for the reduced production was the very warm growing season that mandated severe fruit selection. In my opinio…
James Suckling (JS) — 93/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 24/11/2015
A red with plum, meat, cedar and sandalwood character on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, tight and structured. Racy finish. Refined at the end for a 2011.
Monica Larner (ML) — 95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/03/2016 · Drink 2017-2035
Il Poggione has done a terrific job with its 2011 Brunello di Montalcino. The wine is soft, yielding and charged with a velvety and smooth texture. It is deeply redolent of dark berry, black cherry, spice, leather and tobacco. The wine's sunny personality never feels flat or too dense. In fact, the wine offers a very tight and steely backbone that gives the wine stature and strength. This is one…