2006 Brunello di Montalcino

Wine Details
Producer

Il Poggione

Place of Origin

Italy

Sant'angelo in Colle, Montalcino

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Sangiovese

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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This wine was tasted during Aspen Food & Wine Classic in June of 2013

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2016 - 2036

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Il Poggione is Montalcino's fourth largest estate, with an eye-popping 125 hectares of Brunello designated vineyards, behind Banfi, Castelgiocondo and Col d'Orcia. My annual tasting spanned every wine in barrel from 2006-2010. I continue to be deeply impressed by the average level of quality father and son team Fabrizio and Alessandro Bindocci coax from these sites. Frankly, it is hard to go wrong with any of the Brunelli Il Poggione has put into bottle over the last few years. The straight Brunello remains one of the most reasonably priced, cellar-worthy wines in the world. The 2006s are rich, bombastic wines that will require patience to drop their baby fat. The Brunelli are fermented with a submerged cap and pumpovers, an approach that is unusual in Montalcino but common in Piedmont. My visit ended with a taste of the 1955 Brunello, which is still in great shape, even after all these years.