Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany 2017
Brunello is the prince of Montalcino wines, produced exclusively from Sangiovese grapes picked by hand from the oldest vines in the farm.
After a careful fermentation at controlled temperature, Tenuta Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino is aged in French oak barrels. After being aged in wood, the wine is bottle aged: this is an essential process in guaranteeing the pleasantness and the complexity that have made the Brunello di Montalcino world-famous.
100% Sangiovese
The winery's oldest vineyards, planted between 150 and 450 metres (490 - 1475 ft) above sea level.
"Submerged cap" fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts at a controlled temperature 25/28 °C (77/82 F). Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Long aging in French oak barrels followed by bottle aging.
Ruby red in colour, with a very intense, persistent nose and with red fruit notes. Warm, balanced flavour with velvet-smooth tannins. Long-lasting aroma.
| Winery | Il Poggione |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Specific Appellation | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Grape variety | Sangiovese |
| Bottle Size | Bottle |
| Vintage | 2017 |
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At the end of the 19th century, Lavinio Franceschi, a land owner from Scandicci and modern businessman, found himself in a region whose farming methods seemed trapped in the medieval age. With a strong vision to produce high-class wine, Lavinio Franceschi selected the new Sangiovese clones, planting them in the suitable terroirs. Franceschi built a state-of-the-art new winery to optimize and capture the traditional characteristics of the product. Over a century later, the innovator’s quality driven approach is credence for his successors, Leopoldo and Livia, who run the vineyard today.
Generation after generation, many resources were spent on research for quality, clonal selections, winemaking and aging techniques, and also by building a modern winery for the standards at that time. Il Poggione was one of the first wineries to market the Brunello di Montalcino wine as early as the 1900’s, and one of the founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium.