2018 Rosso di Montalcino

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Montalcino

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Sangiovese

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2024 - 2028

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​​While you can no longer call the Rosso di Montalcino from Poggio di Sotto a “value”, it does remain one of the best Rossos in the market, and one that can often outshow other producers’ Brunellos. Poggio di Sotto creates their Rosso from declassified fruit from their Brunello vineyards and refines it very much the same as their top wines, just with less time in wood. The result really is a “Baby Brunello”. The 2019 wasn’t ready to show during these tastings; however, a look back on the 2018 and 2015 was a great way to observe their evolution.

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Poggio di Sotto only makes 45,000 bottles a year of Rosso, Brunello and Riserva. Owner Claudio Tipa recently added to the estate's 16 hectares of vineyards his purchase of the Poggio di Sopra vineyards previously owned by Sandro Chia (the grapes are not yet being used to make the Poggio di Sotto Brunello.) Poggio di Sotto’s vineyards are all located below the winery and look southwest, at three different altitudes (200, 300 and 400 meters above sea level). The estate is blessed with a truly outstanding Sangiovese terroir, and both its grapevines and soils are noticeably different from those of nearby estates. For example, the soils have a strong white calcareous presence, while as you move eastward towards San Giorgio, and other estates of the Castelnuovo dell’Abate area, soils become noticeably darker, more volcanic- and clay-rich. The estate’s Rosso, almost one of the three or four best each vintage, is a declassified Brunello. Poggio di Sotto practices certified organic farming.