Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Col D'Orcia |
Label Name: | Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento |
Vintage: | 1998 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Montalcino, Tuscany |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | Sangiovese (Sangiovese Grosso / Brunello) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Noted by Vinous as elegant and approachable for 1998 with drinking window guidance; Wine Spectator praised its approachable sweet berry, cedar, spice and tobacco notes; WineAlign shows a 95-point listing for the 1998
Tasting Note
Developed Sangiovese: wild cherry, dried red fruit, cedar, tobacco, leather, rosemary and licorice, with elegant tertiary spice and firm but integrated tannins. Approachable yet refined for a Riserva.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted lamb, braised beef, wild boar ragu, aged Pecorino or Parmigiano-Reggiano. Asian: Peking duck, char siu or braised pork, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), Chinese red-braised beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Sangiovese; fermented in stainless steel/concrete with long maceration; aged extensively (traditional large Slavonian/French oak casks) for ~4+ years then bottle aging.
Vineyard Info
Col d'Orcia estate; Poggio al Vento single-vineyard (planted 1974), ~7 ha on calcareous 'albarese' soils; produced only in top vintages by the Cinzano/Marone Cinzano ownership.