Community Tasting Note

• ankitmehra Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 19, 2024 - 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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