2016
DOCG
2016 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Il Poggione
Il Poggione zählt zu den ältesten Weingütern und zugleich zu den Pionieren des heutigen Brunello di Montalcino. Mit unvergleichlicher Konstanz und Ausgeglichenheit entsteht hier klassischer Brunello, unverfälscht, fernab von modischen Launen. Von raffinierter Struktur, erstaunlich reich und doch von grosser Finesse. Ein Wein mit überdurchschnittlicher Lagerfähigkeit, wie alle Weine von Il Poggione.
Robert Parker's ine Advocate:
The Il Poggione 2016 Brunello di Montalcino opens to a medium dark appearance with pretty Sangiovese shine and a little ruby sparkle. This vintage shows a slightly untamed or wild side with a dense and heavier fruit profile. The focus here is on blackberry, dried cherry, tobacco and even a touch of smoky tobacco or horse saddle. The wine shows the firm grip and tannic backbone that is a common trait in this vintage, especially with the vineyards on this southern, sunlit side of the appellation. I also get a considerable flash of acidity on the close, almost too much, that certainly needs a few more years to soften. You really need to wait with this one.
James Suckling:
A red with blackberry, cherry, some walnut and chocolate, as well as mahogany. Tea, too. It’s full-bodied and firm-tannined with beautiful length and depth. Linear and very fine. Drink after 2024.
Vinous:
I’m not sure how Il Poggione manages to remain one of the largest producers of Brunello, maintaining such a high level of quality and turning out some of the best wines of the vintage year after year - but they do. The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is yet another stunning example. Depths of mineral-encased black cherries, sage, allspice, licorice, tobacco and crushed violets lift up from the glass. It’s seamlessly silky, even as the palate is peppered with tart red and black berries, nervous acids and savory exotic spices. This shows the density and weight of the vintage in a youthfully monolithic stance, yet with all the necessary components to maintain perfect balance. The 2016 Il Poggione seems to fold in upon itself through the finish, which is dark, mysterious and structured, with only hints of black tea and licorice to tempt the imagination. It’s a classic in the making.
Category | Wine |
Color | red |
Taste | dry |
Vintage | 2016 |
Grape variety | Sangiovese |
Bottle size | 0,75 l |
Bottle cap | Natural cork |
Quality level | DOCG |
Origin | Montalcino (IT) |
Alcohol content | 14,5% vol |
Contains sulfites | Yes |
Öko-Kontrollstellennummer Händler | CH-BIO-123'4'5^4545 |
Contains sulfites | Yes |
Gluten-free | Ja |
vinous 97
Robert Parker 95
jamesSuckling 94