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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 779 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 4/14/2024 & rated 93 points: Not sure what I expected, seem to be hit or miss with Italian wines, but this is a beauty. Drinking really well, beautiful lush fruit, complex, smooth, long finish....quite pleased. As was the missus. (669 views) | | | Tasted by dafmd on 4/6/2024 & rated 94 points: PnP: Ruby with light to brick rim; nice notes of cedar, dry leaves; tart cherry, medium bodied, smooth with a dusty drying finish; still very enjoyable at 20 years; excellent with lasagna (723 views) | | | Tasted by SirFred on 3/26/2024 & rated 93 points: High-shoulder with perfect cork. Dark plum color turning orange at the rim. Expansive on the nose with classic Brunello aromas of cherry, cedar, spice, and flowers. Dark cherry and plum flavors with juicy acidity and dusty tannins, finishing on a long, tart, and mouth-watering herbal note. Needs a fair amount of air to fully open. High concentration from old vines, and a lots of new oak, reminiscent of a riserva. Good quality wine that pairs well with pasta with red meat sauce. Should have a long life remaining. (1113 views) | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 3/19/2024 & rated 92 points: Better after an hour being open. (1203 views) | | | Tasted by Hilzi on 3/15/2024 & rated 95 points: Had the bottle at Anthony’s legendary wine tasting. It shone brightest after three hours. (1153 views) | | | Tasted by rupertg on 2/25/2024 & rated 91 points: Crusty sediment, brick orange rim, ruby centre. Forest floor nose initially, but ripe fruit follows. Dry in the mouth, but a great burst of fruit in the middle and as you swallow. Lingering impression is raisin, lasts for minutes. Lovely. Subtle. Four years left of recommended drinking window and one bottle left ! (1166 views) | | | Tasted by hezi levy on 1/6/2024 flawed bottle: Corked (1562 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 12/31/2023 & rated 95 points: From 75cl, perfect cork. Decanted 90 minutes off massive slimy plaques of sediment; this bottle hadn't been moved for 12 years, so most of the gunk stuck to the side of the bottle. Intense scent of rich beef consommée, mushroom stock and densely balsamic aromatic herbs. Vibrant, linear palate with high acid, high dark-fruit concentration and almost resolved tannins—the astringency squeezes every last drop of saliva out of every crevice of your mouth. Big, muscular, authoritative. Long, resonant finish. After 5 previous immature bottles (CT TNs below), this was my first one to have arrived at a point of exquisite balance. Bottles in this condition will continue to give years and years of pleasure. 95P (1395 views) | | | Tasted by canan on 12/26/2023 & rated 93 points: Lovely and still quite young cherry fruit. It continues to impress but perhaps lacks a bit of personality. (1353 views) | | | Tasted by NeuroWine on 12/17/2023 & rated 96 points: Such a wonderful Brunello. Earth, dark fruit, acidity, and alcohol almost perfectly in balance and so easy to pair with food. (1312 views) | | | Tasted by ClaytonDave on 12/13/2023: No notes (1282 views) | | | Tasted by Max S. on 12/4/2023 & rated 94 points: Love this bottle, sounds like I got a good one based off the other notes. I feel like I got 2 (or 10) in 1 with the different ways it presented.
Started off with blackberry and plum, a little on the thinner side, acid very present. Then some herbaceousness. About an hour with the bottle open it move to more dried dark cherry, acidic earth, tartness on opening has mellowed out. Has gained some body as well. Just read Keithakers note and getting some raspberry hidden underneath when I look for it, not out at the top.
I would give this about an hour open after pouring a half glass or so to let it show its stuff. Will try to remember to update if it changes significantly... (1185 views) | | | Tasted by The Grape Escape on 11/10/2023 & rated 94 points: Dinner with some friends, so I brought the wine. 2015 Tenuta Santa Maria Amarone Classico Reserva, 2004 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino, and 2009 Anderson’s Conn Valley Reserve Cabernet. All were double decanted for two hours prior to dinner. To be honest, all of the wines were excellent.
The Il Poggione had somewhat of a muted nose that opened a little with time. Floral and sage were present but not as forward as I would have expected. However, when it came to the palate, this wine delivered the goods. Black olive tapenade and herbs at the forefront with a breeze of dried spring flowers in the background. The tannins were well resolved and it was smooth as silk. Really enjoyed this one. (1313 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 11/7/2023 & rated 79 points: Mid garnet, a touch of brick orange to the rim. Evolved and slightly porty nose. Fruit quite stewed. Similar to previous bottle, but where that held things together in a relatively inoffensive way, this one is harder work. Can just about drink a glass, so merits 1*, but little interest beyond the academic in coming back for more. The alcohol is obvious 14.5% and the residual fruit is tired and stewed. I wonder if this would have been better in its youth to provide a buttress to the alcohol or whether the fruit always had this tired profile. Oh well… * (1536 views) | | | Tasted by DesMarteau on 10/13/2023 & rated 95 points: Wow. Needs 90 min of air. Blue cheese funk blows off. Deep cherries , blueberries , mushrooms , licorice , spice, gelatin , tannins ….long finish . Not too old at all if stored well. Amazing (1585 views) | | | Tasted by Vascular46 on 10/12/2023 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby color-no brick. Red and black fruit (cherry and dark plum) on the nose and palate. Medium to full body with some additional earth on the palate and finish. Drank over 2 nights and it didn't loose much on night 2. (1392 views) | | | Tasted by lim.calvinb on 9/30/2023 & rated 91 points: Dried red fruits on the nose. Not much else on the palate, think this is past prime. (1386 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 9/24/2023 & rated 91 points: A nice brunello. Nice, but nothing all that special. Went well with braised lamb shanks. (1250 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 9/16/2023 & rated 92 points: This one was less dried out and more cherry fruit +
a little sour cherry. Really nice long finish. (1392 views) | | | Tasted by nycebo on 8/24/2023 flawed bottle: Unfortunately the bottle was past its prime and tasted of stewed fruit and raisin. Decanted in hope of a saving grace, but none arrived. (1256 views) | | | Tasted by JeremyFry on 8/17/2023: 💪🏻 (1515 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 7/18/2023 & rated 91 points: Burnt red colour. Dried herbs and leather nose with cherry coming through on the palate. Noticeable acidity and still some tannins. A few years left but not much fruit to hang on to so would start drinking (as lovely right now too!) (1727 views) | | | Tasted by KL1975 on 7/17/2023 & rated 92 points: Beautifully developed, but still young. Cherry fruit, leather, prominent acidity, oak slightly dominant, but a excellent wine with very good qpr, 92+. (1468 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 6/18/2023 & rated 91 points: Decanted 3 hours before drinking. In a really good place. It went really well with the pulled pork and ribs. (1830 views) | | | Tasted by canan on 6/16/2023 & rated 92 points: Brunello 2004 Horisontal (My House): Young cherry fruit with a lovely acidity and a fine acidity. Perhaps the tannins are still a bit rough. A lovely and classic wine but unfortunately not more than that. (1653 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Looking Back at the 2005 & 2004 Brunellos (Oct 2016) (10/1/2016)
(Il Poggione Brunello Di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (12/30/2013)
(Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/3/2010)
(Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, March 2010, Issue #27
(Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2009, IWC Issue #145
(Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/18/2009)
(Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2004 Brunello di Montalcino: A Vintage Full of Surprises (Jun 2009)
(Il Poggione Brunello Di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (5/1/2010)
(Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino) Nice berry, dried berry, milk chocolate, anise nose; tight, tart berry, anise palate with depth; long finish (needs 6+ years) 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (12/18/2009)
(Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino) Medium dark cranberry red color; deep pomegranate, persimmon, cinnamon nose; light-medium bodied, tart berry, tart plum, smoke and pomegranate palate; medium finish (needs 3-5 years) 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/7/2009)
(Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino) Intriguing deep menthol, black fruit, dried berry nose; dried berry, black fruit, plum palate; medium-plus finish 94 points |  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Taste Off, Episode #752 (10/13/2009)
(Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino) #2 (tie); COLOR-medium dark; NOSE-great nose; big and bombastic; smells good; lots of big red fruit; almost like candied cranberries; strawberry taffy; PALATE-very meaty; big firm tannins; THIS IS PURE SILK; so smooth (I'm talking baby Misha butt skin smooth); rounded out with gorgeous bright red fruit (cherries); very dry as well; a SPECTACULAR wine; AG-95; GV-93+ 93+ points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/13/2009)
(Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino) Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; nice, lifted strawberry, smoky oak, baked cherry nose; tasty, focused, tart cherry, tart berry, boysenberry, spicy palate with medium acidity; long finish (needs 3-5 years) 94 points |
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| Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Producer website
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Lavinio Franceschi, land owner from Florence, decided to visit the area after hearing the stories from a shepherd, who brought his herds around Montalcino during the winter. He fell so much in love with the landscape and the people who lived in that area that he decided to buy land and establish a farm.
Generation after generation, many resources were spent on research for quality, clonal selections, winemaking and aging techniques, and also by building a modern winery for the standards at that time.
Il Poggione was one of the first wineries to market the Brunello di Montalcino wine as early as the 1900’s, and one of the founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium.
After more than a Century, Lavinio Franceschi’s work is still a fundamental point of reference for his successors, Leopoldo and Livia, who continue to develop the business with that same dedication and unrelenting passion, combining the ancient skills of winemaking crafts and tradition with the latest, most innovative techniques.
Tenuta Il Poggione covers an area of 530 hectares (1300 acres), of which 140 hectares (336 acres) are planted with vines and 50 hectares (120 acres) with olive trees; the rest are dedicated to grain fields, forest and livestock.
The estate’s guiding principle is to pay great care to the vines, because the secret of producing great red wines lies in the high-quality vineyard work.
In the light of a sustainable agriculture, the winery has always planted different crops along the vineyards and limited the use of chemicals.
Most recently, it has installed solar panels on the roof of its cellar,
with the purpose to reduce the carbon footprint of its wines.
The vineyard work is mainly manual, for the harvest and for the other jobs.
Thanks to the practice of the green harvest, the monitoring of the vineyards’ health conditions and the soil’s nutritional needs, it is possible to obtain an excellent wine even in more difficult vintages.
Il Poggione
Tenuta Il Poggione is in Sant'Angelo in Colle, approximately 10km south of Montalcino. Thanks to its dominating position, the vineyards - including Vigna Paganelli planted in 1964 - benefit from the proximity of Mount Amiata and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The vineyards are at an altitude between 150 and 450 metres (490 – 1475 feet) above sea level.This large gap, together with the age of the vineyards, promotes easier harvest and allows the production of structured wines with long aging potential, regardless of the weather conditions.
Located in Sant' Angelo in Colle in the commune of Montalcino, Tenuta Il Poggione was established at the end of the 19th century by Lavinio Franceschi and is still owned today by the 5th generation of its founder, siblings Leopoldo and Livia Franceschi.
Tenuta Il Poggione is one of the original three producers of Brunello di Montalcino. The estate covers a surface area of 1,482 acres, of which 309 acres are planted to vine, 173 acres with olive groves and the rest are arable and woodland used for grazing and raising cattle and pigs to promote biodiversity and a natural approach to farming. Many of the vines are grown at more than 1,315 feet above sea level and are among the oldest in the appellation. The estate is also blessed by its proximity to the Tyrrhenian Sea (about 30 minutes distance by car) to the west and the Orcia River Valley and Mt. Amiata in the south.2004 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di MontalcinoSANGIOVESE GRAPE:
The delicate pink juice of the tiny, nearly black-skinned Brunello grape yields a dark, purple-red wine which is characterized by extraordinary concentration, elevated acidity and enormous tannic extract. The wine is typically closed and quite austere when young, often backward and unapproachable. Generally considered to be young at ten years in an average vintage, Brunello di Montalcino’s proponents contend that the best vintages can easily surpass a century and still remain in their prime. SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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