Poggio di Sotto - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2021
Price: $289.99
| Producer | Poggio di Sotto |
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| Country | Italy |
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| Region | Tuscany |
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| Subregion | Montalcino |
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| Varietal | Sangiovese |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 39638 |
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Jeb Dunnuck: 99 Points
Displaying a youthful ruby red hue, the 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino is pure and focused on the nose, with cranberries, Bing cherries, fresh roses, blood orange, and stony earth. The palate is medium-bodied and compact, with well-defined tannins, brisk acidity, and a long finish framed by salty accents. It’s a standout wine that will require patience, yet it has all the structure to drink at its best over the next two to three decades. Bottled in May 2025. Drink 2026-2057.
James Suckling: 98 Points
Perfumed, with aromas of dried flowers, red fruit, lavender and dried herbs that are expressive and enveloping. Medium-bodied, full of tension and precision, showing focused, delineated fruit framed by nervy, fine-grained yet firm tannins and vibrant, linear acidity. Combines transparency and structure. Crunchy, incisive and beautifully defined, with exceptional length and detail. Drink now with aeration or cellar for a couple of years. Drink or hold.
Vinous: 96 Points
Expertly focused and intense in the glass, the 2021 Brunello di Montalcino tempts the imagination with depths of black cherry elevated by a minty herbal thrust, shavings of pine and a grounding note of dusty earth. Its seamlessly silken textures envelop the palate with polished, mineral-infused red fruits as nuances of clove add a pleasantly bitter tinge and rosy inner florals swirl throughout. Sweet tannins add an exceptional framework through the long and potent finish as a tart raspberry saturation lingers. The harmony within makes it hard not to drink instead of taste. That said, the 2021 is painfully young.
