Source: End of November 2020, The Wine Advocate; Issue Date: 30th Nov 2020 (RP-95)

The Il Poggione 2016 Brunello di Montalcino opens to a medium dark appearance with pretty Sangiovese shine and a little ruby sparkle. This vintage shows a slightly untamed or wild side with a dense and heavier fruit profile. The focus here is on blackberry, dried cherry, tobacco and even a touch of smoky tobacco or horse saddle. The wine shows the firm grip and tannic backbone that is a common trait in this vintage, especially with the vineyards on this southern, sunlit side of the appellation. I also get a considerable flash of acidity on the close, almost too much, that certainly needs a few more years to soften. You really need to wait with this one. Production is an ample 200,000 bottles.
Drink Date 2024 – 2044

Source: jamessuckling.com. Issue Date: November 11, 2020 (JS-94)

A red with blackberry, cherry, some walnut and chocolate, as well as mahogany. Tea, too. It?s full-bodied and firm-tannined with beautiful length and depth. Linear and very fine. Drink after 2024.

Source: Winemaker,

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.

Wine: Brunello di Montalcino
Varietal: 100% Sangiovese
Vintage: 2016
Alcohol: 14,50%
Source: The winery’s oldest vineyards, planted between 150 and 450 metres (490 – 1475 ft) above sea level.
Vine training system: Cordon spur and “doppio capovolto”.
Harvest: By hand
Vinification: “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.
Aging: Long aging in French oak barrels followed by bottle aging.
Tasting Notes: 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.
Food Pairings: Red meats, game, mature cheeses.