2016 Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  10/30/2023 - rpfaffjr Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Was everything I'd expected it to be and more. Granted, my first taste from a legendary vintage, but I now know why this Brunello is loved by so many. Will save the remaining four. One note: I drank this alongside a '15 Salvioni, which I actually preferred, but both were obviously outstanding wines. I do think the Salvioni might be better QPR, especially given scarcity due to small output.

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  8/9/2023 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened in HK. We did an experiment and decanted half of the bottle, and kept the other half in the bottle.
  
  Upon first opening, this was quite monolithic and reductive. This was probably due to the bottle being quite warm as well, so we decided to decant half of it and stick both the decanter and the bottle in the fridge for a little bit as we enjoyed the Raveneau instead.
  
  With some air and having cooled down, this really started to shine - roses and cherries coming through on the nose, and going down really nicely on the palate, even though there was still some tension. Tannins present yet integrated and felt mostly weightless. This was consistent across both the wine from the decanter, and the wine left in the bottle - aromas probably slightly more intense from the bottle, which confirms my belief that the best way of opening a PdS (and most BdMs) is to slow-ox in advance for many hours, or double decant instead if you're a bit more rushed for time.
  
  This will get better with more age, as it does feel a bit tight. Definite upside in my opinion, given the producer and the vintage. Let's see how this performs when it's 10 years old in 3+ years time.

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  7/9/2023 - johnh1001 wrote:

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  2/19/2023 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 94 Points

  Opened in the bottle several hours. Transparent and elegant with the right amount of ripeness. Cherry, raspberry, mineral/dried earth, pine, tobacco…. This need serious time in bottle to fatten up but drinkable now.

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  2/17/2023 - jledden wrote:

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