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The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino from Il Poggione is a classic and highly regarded expression of Sangiovese from Tuscany. It typically presents a deep ruby red color and offers a complex aromatic profile of ripe red cherries, plums and wild berries, interwoven with notes of tobacco, leather, spice and a distinct earthy minerality. On the palate, it is full-bodied with a firm yet refined tannic structure and vibrant acidity, leading to a long, persistent finish that speaks to its significant ageing potential and true Sangiovese character. Il Poggione`s Brunello di Montalcino is sourced from their extensive 125-hectare estate vineyards located in the southwestern part of the Montalcino appellation, specifically around the village of Sant`Angelo in Colle. The vineyards are situated at varying altitudes, primarily between 150 and 450 meters above sea level, with a mix of galestro and alberese soils, contributing to the wine`s depth, complexity and classic structure.
Impressing from the first tilt of the glass, the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino makes itself known, with a heady burst of exotic spice and crushed ashen stone giving way to dried black cherries and grilled herbs. This combines the energy of the vintage with the dark balsamic-tinged fruits of Montalcino’s southern reaches, as zesty acidity maintains balance throughout, and flinty minerals saturate toward the close. It finishes long, savory and structured, yet its tannins are more rounded than anticipated, creating both a classic feel, but also leaving a mouthwatering sensation that tricks the taster back to the glass for more. Easily one of the top wines of the vintage, the 2018 is not to be missed. Eric Guido15th December 2022
94Jancis Robinson
The Il Poggione estate is in the hotter, south-west part of the Montalcino DOCG. Fabrizio Bindocci was the chief winemaker here for many years and now his son Alessandro fulfills this role, while Fabrizio has become president of the Brunello Consorzio. This 2018 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino has smoky, tarry aromas that I often find on this producer’s wines becoming more like a waxy, lifted note as it opens up and then becomes more oaky. What I like about this Brunello is that there is an intense, nervy, energy to this wine. It is tightly wrought like a coiled spring. The tannins have become much more refined in recent vintages from Il Poggione and in addition there is a kind of lively, energy to this wine.Susan Hulme23rd February 2023
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Il Poggione
An Historic Tuscan Estate
Il Poggione’s stellar reputation for producing fine, long-aged Brunellos is down to the skilled and highly experienced winemakers who have managed the winery cellars: Pierluigi Talenti from 1958 until his death in 1999, ably followed by Fabrizio Bindocci (also the president of the wine consortium Brunello di Montalcino DOCG) and, from 2005, Fabrizio’s son Alessandro.
In the cellar, traditional winemaking prevails, with the use of a submerged cap (the grape solids which rise to the surface of the vats during fermentation) and frequent pumpovers preferred to maximise extraction and ageing conducted in large French oak casks. The standard Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino is matured in cask for three years before a further period of bottle age before release. The estate’s Riserva bottling, which is only made in exceptionally good vintages, spends an additional year in cask.
