2016 Rosso di Montalcino
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Tasting notes
Beautiful translucent ruby colour with floral, dried oriental spice and juicy blueberry and black cherry fruit flavours. What is so beautiful about the wine is its texture. Wonderfully smooth yet mouth-filling and the fruit character is incredibly pure. It is testament to the winery to produce Sangiovese that is so elegant...almost Pinot-esque, but with added fruit density. There is a quiet intensity to the wine, very pure fruit and a deceptively long length."On tasting the 2016 last week, we found that it captures everything that is so beautiful about Poggio di Sotto’s wines, but in an earlier drinking format. The wine has a beguiling aromatic complexity and incredibly elegant textured palate. It is a stunning wine and beautifully reflects the Poggio di Sotto style.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Rosso di Montalcino (with 18,000 bottles made) is a beautiful wine that could certainly rival full-fledged Brunello from some of the best estates in the appellation. This is especially true in the case of this vintage that over performs from all points of view. Poggio di Sotto makes a concerted effort to promote its Rosso as a stand-alone wine, and not as a little sister or Brunello inferior. Specific investments have been made to differentiate the Rosso program, and well, you might notice the expensive price point. Is the wine worth it? You can purchase some of Montalcino’s best Brunellos for less than this. However, there is a unique level of primary fruit intensity here with bold fruit aromas of cassis and wild raspberry that you would never get in a wine that ages as long as Brunello does. This is a fresh and forward wine that delivers impressive complexity and depth. The context is young fruit, not evolved fruit. In a sense, this wine embodies the true philosophy of Rosso di Montalcino more than any of its peers. The wine is not less important than Brunello, but it does strive to display Sangiovese at a different moment in its lifeline.
About the producer
There are few names in Brunello di Montalcino that rank higher than Poggio di Sotto. The estate's obsession with clonal quality, combined with its incredibly elegant winemaking style has garnered a loyal fanbase.