1988 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 92 points

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  8/12/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 92 Points

  Gathering at Paul's: Incredibly fresh for its age, I guessed to be a mid-2000s Nebbiolo. Attractive red cherry fruit, high acidity and tannins but well-resolved.

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  12/14/2022 - megropolis wrote:

  drinkable but as whole purchase, past prime.

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  3/24/2021 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  1988 and 1990 Brunello di Montalcino night (Lafiandra, Singapore): Lovely. What a beautiful nose this had, with lovely notes of dried plums and wild berries, dried flowers and spice, and just a little dusting of dried earth at the edges. A lovely perfumed bouquet. The palate was great too - fine-boned, velvety tannins; soft but juicy acidity, all wrapped around a plump core of dark cherries and plums, some earth, a touch of mineral, these seasoned with a good bit of cigarette smoky and fragrant spice as the wine faded into a charming finish. Lovely. It lacked some of the weight of say the 1990s, but this had such a noble charm to it, with a lovely shape and definition to boot.

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  2/22/2018 - BrunelloBob wrote: 91 Points

  Auction purchase. Excellent, tight cork. Rustic elegance. Fully mature. Black olive, cherry, oiled leather, bramble, eath. So much better with food (arugula, fresh Asiago, herbed olive oil, cherry tomato bruscetta). On it's own. I'd have preferred it a few years younger.

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  9/6/2017 - shurpa14 wrote:

  Past it's prime. Garnet all the way. Nose was earthy and had some fruit. It had a bit of oxidation. The cork was in very good shape too. The wine was tart and still very acidic. Tannins were soft. Overall it was just okay. But still cool to drink an older 5 star vintage.

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