2019 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Balthazar (12 liter)
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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 inThis is one of the absolute top wines from Montalcino, produced by the Tenuta Il Poggione estate. The grapes for this Brunello come from Tenuta Il Poggione's very best vineyards, with vines that are 25 to 40 years old. Il Poggione produces its Brunello only in the best vintages.
The Sangiovese Grosso grapes come from the oldest vineyards, situated at an altitude of between 150 and 450 meters. The grapes are harvested by hand. After harvesting, the grapes are gently pressed. Fermentation takes place in large steel vats at a controlled temperature of 25/28°C. Il Poggione's Brunello is aged in 30 and 50 hectoliter French oak barrels for 36 months. The wine then matures in the bottle for at least 12 months. The Brunello di Montalcino is a remarkable wine that showcases the purity of Sangiovese. None of these elements overpowers the other. A highlight you can enjoy for another 20 years.
In the glass, Il Poggione has a ruby red color with intense aromas on the nose, dominated by ripe red fruit—cherries, herbs, licorice, smoked meat, roses, and grilled meat. On the palate, Brunello has a taut and clean mouthfeel with full, powerful, complex, velvety-smooth fruit intensity, and a long, lingering finish. Decant in its younger years.
This is a unique bottle of no less than 12 litres, also called a Balthazar.
FYI : The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you pick it up, you'll often receive a nice discount. You'll see the potential discount immediately if you choose Pickup at Checkout. We're located right next to the Rijksweg with ample parking. Click here for the address.
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Wine features
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$108
Drink Date:
2025 - 2038
The Il Poggione 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows an evolved bouquet with aromas of dried fruit, forest floor, crushed flower and autumnal leaf. On a second nose, you get dark licorice, wet slate, cola and grilled rosemary. The tannins are powdery and dry. I recommend a medium-term drinking window as a result. You do feel the powerful 15% alcohol content in this ample 200,000-bottle release.
Il Poggione is one of the headline estates in the vicinity of the picturesque hamlet of Sant'Angelo in Colle. It farms vineyards over a wide span of 150 to 450 meters above sea level. The vines are between 25 and 59 years old.
Published: Dec 14, 2023
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James Suckling
Score
92
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 57
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023
Color
Red
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Vintage
2019
Lots of dried fruit, such as figs and dried cherries, followed by tree bark, rosemary and a hint of sandalwood. Full-bodied, creamy palate with a solid tannin texture. Wonderful length. Dense and opulent. Better after 2029.
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Vinous
96
Drinking Window
2026 - 2040
From: Buckle Your Seatbelts: 2019 Brunello and 2021 Rosso di Montalcino (Dec 2023)
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino pulls the taster close to the glass with its dark and earthy blend of crushed ashen stones, giving way to rosemary, cedar, exotic spice and a core of raspberry preserves. Enveloping and serene, this flows across the palate like pure silk, steadily building in tension as tart wild berries and orange hints give way to a sweet herbal thrust. The 2019 finishes with tremendous length and is classically structured, as crunchy tannins resonate and violet inner florals slowly fade over a tactile coating of minerality. Il Poggione has captured the radiance of the vintage, yet this is just a baby today.
- By Eric Guido on November 2023
Alessandro Bindocci of Il Poggione compares the weather conditions of 2019 to 2016. However, when tasting the two vintages, I found them markedly different. While both come across as quite classic, there is more energy and fruit to be found in the 2019 versus the 2016 at the same stage. As for the 2016 Brunello, it’s coming along beautifully. I had the opportunity to revisit it on this last trip in the company of some pretty heavy hitters, where it reigned supreme. Except for 2016 and 2019, the previous eight years were characterized by warm and dry conditions. As a result, Il Poggione has begun to prioritize irrigation for emergency uses (which is becoming a necessity in the southwest of Montalcino) and is looking to their higher-elevation vineyards to find more balance. It bears mentioning that despite its location in one of the warmest and driest parts of the region, Il Poggione remains one of the absolute top producers of Brunello from year to year at a remarkably fair price point.
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Tenuta Il Poggione is the grande dame of the brunello. Its origins go back to the year 1630. An important milestone in recent history is the year 1890, when the Florentine family Franceschi took over the winery in S. Angelo in Colle in the south of Montalcino.
Today, the Italian winery is owned by Leopoldo and Livia Franceschi, who own a 125-hectare vineyard. The large surface area allows the family to produce wines at a consistently high level every year. Due to its location, the winery benefits from the climate around the Amiata mountain and the Tyrrhenian sea and are located at an altitude of 150 to 450 meters above sea level. Because of the variation in the height of the vineyards, it is easier to harvest the grapes at the right time and to produce wines that can stay for a long time. Showpieces are the 'Vigna Paganelli' Brunello di Montalcino Riserva of a separate plot built in 1964, bottled only in the best years, and of course the 'normal' brunello. In 2004 a very modern wine cellar became operational. The wine can mature here in oak barrels at an optimum temperature of five meters. Fabrizio Bindocci, who is known as a specialist far beyond the borders of Montalcino, heads the winery. He keeps a close eye on the quality and ensures that Il Poggione remains part of the best brunello wines. The excellent reviews do not lie.
Deze Brunello toont geconcentreerde smaken van rijpe en gedroogde rode vruchten zoals kers en vijg, gecombineerd met aardse tonen van bosgrond en natte leisteen, kruidige accenten van rozemarijn en zoethout, een vleugje laurier en cola, stevige maar poederige tannines en een lange, zijdeloze structuur. Door die combinatie van krachtige fruitigheid, frisse zuren en stevige tannines sluit de wijn prachtig aan bij rood vlees, lam, wild, stoofschotels en rijke pasta of pizza; de tannines snijden door vet en sauzen heen terwijl de kruidigheid de rozemarijn- en jeneverbessenaroma’s van gegrild of geroosterd vlees versterkt. Kies bij voorkeur voor gegrild of geroosterd rundvlees en lam met rozemarijn, langzaam gestoofd wild of rundvleesragù’s en rijkere tomatensauzen of pizza’s met gerijpte kazen; decanteren voor het serveren opent de complexe geuren en maakt de wijn directer inzetbaar.
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