Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Poggio Di Sotto |
Label Name: | Brunello di Montalcino |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Montalcino (Castelnuovo dell'Abate) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | 100% Sangiovese |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Key scores: Wine Advocate 98+; Robert Parker 98+; Jeb Dunnuck 98+; James Suckling 96; Wine Enthusiast 96; Decanter 95; Wine Spectator 94; Vinum 19/20; Falstaff 98. Bottled May 2023; recommended cellaring/drinking window per critics ~2027–2045
Tasting Note
Bright red and black cherry, violet florals, wild herbs and crushed stone, with tobacco, coffee and leather from oak; lively acidity, silky yet firm tannins, saline minerality and a long, vertical finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, bistecca alla Fiorentina, braised beef, porcini risotto, aged Pecorino. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ, spicy Sichuan eggplant, umami mushroom ramen.
Production Method
Fermented in truncated-cone wooden vats and cement tanks with extended maceration and frequent pump-overs; aged 36 months in 30‑hl Slavonian oak ovals; bottled May 2023.
Vineyard Info
Founded in 1989 by Piero Palmucci; now owned by the Tipa/ColleMassari group. Estate vineyards in Castelnuovo dell'Abate use many Sangiovese biotypes and organic/biodynamic practices.