2017 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino
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Body: powerful. Like most red wines from Montalcino; 14.5% alcohol.
Tannin: tannic. From ; aged in oak.
Sweetness: dry. Red wine from is almost always dry.
Acidity: high. from the warm climate of .
Aromas: earthy notes and red fruit, typical of
Made: in , aged at least 5 years, 2 of them in oak
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Log inThe beautiful Brunello di Montalcino 2016 has an intense dark ruby colour with a silky soft attack that is felt both in the bouquet and on the palate. The wine smells of dark plum and wild cherry, and those bright primary fruit notes descend into softer layers of rosehip and lavender sachets. The acidity of the wine is fantastic which keeps the wine very digestible. It is incredibly soft and pure, lifting the wine with salty minerals, while sweet notes of cherry and raspberry slowly begin to penetrate. Yet they leave behind youthful, firm tannins. This 2016 is a very classic vintage and is expected to last until 2045 (if stored properly), but why wait so long!
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About Poggio di Sotto
Poggio di Sotto was founded in 1989 and currently has 32 hectares of land, of which 12 hectares are vineyards. The estate is located in the south-east of Montalcino, close to the banks of the Orcia river and Monte Amiata, an extinct volcano almost 2,000m high. This is one of the best areas in Montalcino, due to the soil composition, full of minerals and the particular microclimate. In summer the days are sunny and warm, but at night it cools down considerably, which is extremely important for the development of the aromas in a wine. The wine cellar was built with modern technology, but within its walls you will find the true Tuscan atmosphere, where the demanding art of winemaking is maintained with great expertise. Giulio Gambelli is one of Italy's best wine consultants.
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RP 97
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$250
Drink Date:
2024 - 2045
Made with certified-organic fruit, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is an impossibly graceful wine from a challenging vintage. This bottle defies the odds—and the dry heat of the growing season—to reveal soft layers of cherry, cassis and more vibrant fruit. It glides clear over the palate with silky momentum, and you only notice the tannins at the very end. Even those should soften and integrate as this collectible wine continues it bottle evolution. Production is 19,000 bottles.
These wines from Maria Iris and Claudio Tipa (of ColleMassari) renewed my faith in the enormous potential of Montalcino. I wrote about the "soul of Brunello" in my introductory article and played around with a definition of what that means. You could read my words, or just pop your nose into a glass with any one of the wines reviewed here, and that spirit would be revealed to you. Not not only did these wines (particularly the Poggio di Sotto 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva—a wine I can still taste in my mind) renew my faith, they sparked my passion. I can't wait to get back to Montalcino. Poggio di Sotto is an estate that spares no expense (all the wines are now organic, and the estate has old vines up to 45 years old and is home to 120 biotypes of Sangiovese), so it would be rather tragic if the wines weren't so good. However, these are better than good. I think they are a new benchmark for the region.
Published: Feb 17, 2022
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James Suckling
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017
Monday, Nov 01, 2021
Color
Red
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Vintage
2017
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Cherries and orange peel with cedar and pine undertones. It’s full yet fresh and lightly chewy with some citrus at the end. Shows tension and firmness for the vintage with a pretty form and purity. From organically grown grapes. Better after 2022.
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Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2024 - 2031
From: Jekyll and Hyde: 2017 Brunello di Montalcino and 2016 Riservas (Dec 2021)
A captivating mix of ripe plums, strawberries, cloves, violet pastille, balsam herbs and white smoke emanates from the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. This is undeniably elegant in feel, showing a weight unexpected from a young Poggio di Sotto, yet working in perfect harmony, with tart cherries and wild berries drenching the palate in primary concentration, as saline-minerals and brisk acids add energy and verve. There’s simply so much going on here that each return to the glass reveals something new. The tannins are sweet and rounded, and while structured, this remains fully satiating and fresh, as hints of lavender and black currant slowly fade. It’s totally atypical of a young Poggio di Sotto, yet also a wonderfully unique expression of the vintage, one that should mature evenly in spite of the drastic climatic conditions. In order to create the best wine possible, severe selection reduced production by 40%, and there will be no Riserva from 2017, as all of that juice was added to the Brunello. What’s more, winemaker Luca Marrone chose to shorten the aging in wood by an entire year. It may not be classic in style, but the 2017 is a wine that’s not to be missed.
- By Eric Guido, November 2021
Tasting and talking with Luca Marrone, the Chief winemaker for ColleMassari Wine Estates, which includes Poggio di Sotto and Tenuta San Giorgio, is always an eye-opening and educational experience. This is a man that oversees a number of top properties throughout Tuscany, and yet is always dialed into the intricacies of each vintage and each wine throughout all of them. Not only is he happy to offer up his successes for critique, but also to discuss his possible failures. However, in the case of the recent vintage (2017) at both Poggio di Sotto and Tenuta San Giorgio, even with all of its challenges, there is only success to speak of--but it came at a high price. First and foremost was the work in the vineyards, such as no deleafing, but instead, training the canopies to shade the fruit (a practice you’ll see many forward-thinking producers using in Montalcino these days), as well as green harvest of inferior berries. The extreme heat and dry conditions forced an early first harvest, starting on August 29th, to avoid further dehydration and adding overripe characteristics to the finished wine. Keep in mind that while emergency irrigation is permitted here, it is a practice that Poggio di Sotto refuses to use. Luckily, temperatures dropped in early September, which also brought some refreshing precipitation. This allowed the remaining fruit to ripen at a more balanced pace, and although the harvest was extended to the 27th of September, it still resulted in a total loss of 40% after selection of the fruit was completed. Even so, the challenges presented to the winemaking team were far from over. Due to the thicker skins and less juice within the early-harvested berries, maceration times were lessened to two weeks, while the later-harvested fruit was able to enjoy a full three weeks. Pump-overs were both lessened and shortened, and, in what seems to be a repeating theme with many of the more successful wines of the vintage, the aging in wood was decreased; in this case, by an entire year. The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino of both Poggio di Sotto and Tenuta San Giorgio are testaments to the practice of buying the producer over the vintage. Both wines are completely unique yet completely successful, and they should not be passed up by fans of these estates and their styles. As for the future, let’s just say that Luca Marrone has some truly exciting vintages cooking up in the cellar as we speak. I am fully confident in saying that the legacy of Poggio di Sotto is in good hands.
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De 2017 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino toont een elegant smaakpalet van kersen en wilde bessen met nuances van pruim, viooltjes, kruidnagel en een subtiele zilte mineraliteit, omhuld door zijdeachtige tannines en levendige zuren. Dankzij die frisheid en rijpe fruitconcentratie staat de wijn prachtig naast rijke rundvlees- en lamsgerechten, wild, hartige pastasauzen en gerijpte Toscaanse kazen omdat hij vetten en umami snijdt zonder de smaken te overstemmen en de kruiden en truffeltonen complimenteert. Gerechten met langzame garing zoals braseren of langzaam roosteren, een kruidige ragù of licht gegrilde bistecca alla Fiorentina en kazen met een beetje leeftijd versterken het beste de textuur en aromaontwikkeling van deze Brunello.
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