ANTONIO GALLONI; VINOUS 96 POINTS - "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."
Given the long history of the Tenuta Il Poggione estate in Montalcino, it's appropriate that it's one of Montalcino’s major wineries today, while still managing to make wines that are outstanding in quality. It covers a surface area of 600 hectares of woodland, olive groves, and various crops, and of course 125 hectares of vineyards. A lot of that quality is precisely because they have a range of vineyard characters, and enough of them rooted deeply enough, to get through the vagaries of each growing season. Diversified agriculture is also essential to Il Poggione, where vines are alternated with a variety of crops and wild animals are allowed to live in harmony with nature. Along with constant efforts to preserve the typical characteristics yet improve the quality of its wines through research and selection, Il Poggione has also drastically reduced the quantity of grapes it produces in favor of quality. Despite the large size of the estate, harvesting is still done by hand and the wine is made by the traditional method, though modern, state-of-the-art equipment is used. Total control of the vinification process is guaranteed, thanks to the new cellar built in the center of the estate in 2004 and the introduction of extremely advanced technology, but as tradition is important, the company keeps the large French oak barrels used for aging the great Il Poggione red wines five meters below ground for natural temperature control.
Given the long history of the Tenuta Il Poggione estate in Montalcino, it's appropriate that it's one of Montalcino’s major wineries today, while still managing to make wines that are outstanding in quality. It covers a surface area of 600 hectares of woodland, olive groves, and various crops, and of course 125 hectares of vineyards. A lot of that quality is precisely because they have a range of vineyard characters, and enough of them rooted deeply enough, to get through the vagaries of each growing season. Diversified agriculture is also essential to Il Poggione, where vines are alternated with a variety of crops and wild animals are allowed to live in harmony with nature. Along with constant efforts to preserve the typical characteristics yet improve the quality of its wines through research and selection, Il Poggione has also drastically reduced the quantity of grapes it produces in favor of quality. Despite the large size of the estate, harvesting is still done by hand and the wine is made by the traditional method, though modern, state-of-the-art equipment is used. Total control of the vinification process is guaranteed, thanks to the new cellar built in the center of the estate in 2004 and the introduction of extremely advanced technology, but as tradition is important, the company keeps the large French oak barrels used for aging the great Il Poggione red wines five meters below ground for natural temperature control.
