In Bond Fine Wine. 2012 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (ML). Drinking window: 2025–2038. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Il Poggione is one of Montalcino’s historic estates, established in the late 19th century and situated on the warmer southern slopes. Its Brunello is classically styled, combining generous cherry fruit, earthy complexity and firm tannins with surprising freshness and excellent ageing potential. Traditional winemaking and ageing in large oak casks give the wines depth without excessive oak influence. Unlike many of Montalcino’s fashionable, small-production estates, Il Poggione has substantial vineyard holdings, allowing it to produce consistently excellent quality Brunello at remarkably accessible prices.
James Suckling (JS) — 93/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 30/11/2016
Walnuts and cedar with plums and hints of milk chocolate. Always subtle. Medium body, a solid core of fruit and medium-chewy tannins. Center palate of cherry fruit. Give it a year or two to soften.
Ian D'Agata (IDA) — 93/100 · Vinous, 01/03/2017 · Drink 2025-2038
Good full red. Medicinal red cherry, raspberry, sweet spices and mint on the fresh, precise nose. Bright and sweet, with a penetrating, austere quality to its flavors of red fruits, minerals and medicinal herbs. Harmonious acidity nicely frames the pure, long, youthfully tight finish. Lovely young Brunello that will repay cellaring. (93+)
Monica Larner (ML) — 95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/01/1900
Il Poggione is a Brunello superstar and a vintage like this reveals every reason why that affirmation is true. From the second the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino pours into the glass, you know you are in for something special. The wine is darkly saturated and rich in appearance. Absent are those slightly amber or browning hues you often get with Sangiovese in a hot vintage. Nor does the wine show fl…