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2015 Brunello di Montalcino

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Castelnuovo Dell'abate, Montalcino

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Sangiovese

Vintages
202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200119991995
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It took a while for collectors to feel comfortable with the new releases after Piero Palmucci sold the iconic Poggio di Sotto property to Claudio Tipa, owner of ColleMassari and Grattamacco, in 2011. You could count me in the skeptical camp for years, while being told that very little would be changed in the vineyards and winery, yet tasting new releases without being overly impressed. However, I can now firmly say, having recently tasted the 2010 and 2013 Brunello Riservas, and now the 2015 Brunello, that Poggio di Sotto is officially back. We really shouldn’t be surprised, as Palmucci put his heart and soul into identifying this esteemed terroir in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, and then planting the perfect clones of Sangiovese to take full advantage of it. This continues to be one of the most Burgundian of all Brunellos, and worthy of it’s lofty price.

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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.