Il Poggione: Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli 2019

This is the flagship wine of Il Poggione, and it is a must-have for anyone who collects wines from this famous winery. The oldest plot of the estate, Vigna Paganelli, is a 12-hectare vineyard that was established in 1964. It features a rich variety of old Sangiovese clones used for the newer plantings.

The dark bouquet entices with a hint of flint, generous notes of spiced plums, cured leather, and hints of marjoram, tarragon, and basil.

Despite its size, it carries its breadth with charming lightness. The fruit is rich and sweet, while ripe, grainy tannins form a framework. Beneath all these layers, a mineral note emerges. Here you get everything, including the distinctive power and fullness of Brunello, which is not easy to achieve with such careful balance.

The finish is structured, fresh, and long, and the longer it lingers in the glass, the more pronounced the leathery and spicy aromas become.

Produced only in the best vintages, the 2019 is once again a great wine! 

"Slightly open, tobacco-like and somewhat dried-herb scent of predominantly dark berries with some smoke, tar, leather, a certain roastiness, and undergrowth. Tart, quite firm, still rather closed fruit, present, fine-grained tannins and a certain acidity bite, smoky and slightly roasted tones, herbal and peppery ethereal notes on the palate, persistent, hinted sooty notes, cherries and noticeable salt, some depth, bacon nuances, very good, firm, tart finish." Wein Plus