In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (EG). Drinking window: 2024+. 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.
Monica Larner (ML) — 95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/11/2020 · Drink 2024-2044
The Il Poggione 2016 Brunello di Montalcino opens to a medium dark appearance with pretty Sangiovese shine and a little ruby sparkle. This vintage shows a slightly untamed or wild side with a dense and heavier fruit profile. The focus here is on blackberry, dried cherry, tobacco and even a touch of smoky tobacco or horse saddle. The wine shows the firm grip and tannic backbone that is a common tr…
James Suckling (JS) — 94/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 29/10/2020 · Drink 2024+
A red with blackberry, cherry, some walnut and chocolate, as well as mahogany. Tea, too. It's full-bodied and firm-tannined with beautiful length and depth. Linear and very fine. Drink after 2024.
Eric Guido (EG) — 97/100 · Vinous, 01/11/2020 · Drink 2026-2040
I'm not sure how Il Poggione manages to remain one of the largest producers of Brunello, maintaining such a high level of quality and turning out some of the best wines of the vintage year after year - but they do. The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is yet another stunning example. Depths of mineral-encased black cherries, sage, allspice, licorice, tobacco and crushed violets lift up from the glass.…