1995 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  1/19/2024 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A low yield vintage in Brunello di Montalcino, I was cautiously optimistic to try this bottle after previously encountering a mildly oxidised bottle of 1999 Il Poggione Riserva back in November. Giving it half an hour to open in the bottle while finished our first wine of the night, this was a rockstar. The nose was exuberant, boasting everything there is to love at Brunello di Montalcino: truffle, tobacco, silky blackcurrant and hints of oak and cedar wood. The palate was robust and big, displaying the elegance of the vintage as the upfront was dominated by earthiness, forest floor and lavender before the mid-palate saw the wine evolve with dark cherries and a touch of oak. A stunner of a finish, licorice medlied with smoke and mint, rounding out the wine quite well.

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  11/2/2023 - Outplaying wrote:

  Same bottle as Bob. Really enjoyed this one. This bottle has aged gracefully, and there is an elegant quality to it.

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  11/2/2023 - Bob H wrote:

  Very nice - leather notes on the nose - this is really delicious.

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  6/30/2023 - Romz Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Overdued review. Drank this on 30062023
  My 1st bottle tasted blind during luncheon with Mika & Joe at Tang's Room.
  Plenty of tertiary notes - dried leaves, forest floor, tobacco and used leather with some funk but 1-2 hr later dissipated to lifted aromas of ripe cherry notes and red fruit. Acidity is intact with still rather delicious palate & mouthfeel. Maybe slighly past it's prime

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  7/27/2022 - Outplaying wrote:

  Smells nice. Earthy accents, leather. Soft, tannins resolved. Lots of earthy notes. Not bad, but I think I would have preferred this a few years ago. The more fruity, more structured Sottimano Curra we drank with it didn't do this any favors.

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