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2012 Col D'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino Poggio al Vento Riserva

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April 2, 2023 - $91

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...deeply textured, rich and succulent rendition of Sangiovese...tarry notes of toasted spice, licorice and Spanish cedar.

95Wine Enthusiast

Baked plum, new leather, sunbaked earth, wild herb and tobacco aromas form the nose along with a balsamic whiff of camphor. The tense, structured palate delivers dried cherry, cinnamon, crushed mint and licorice framed in firm fine-grained tannins.

94Vinous / IWC

Dusty cherry and leather are complemented by cedar spice box and sage...silky-smooth and smoky, with dark mineral-tinged red berries and sour citrus tones cascading across the palate. Grippy tannins linger long...

93James Suckling

Aromas of bright red cherries and plums sit neat and pure. This has quite dense and neatly polished texture with a wealth of ripe red and black cherries pervading the finish. The tannins roll out seamlessly.

17Jancis Robinson

Lots of concentrated fruit that is a little singed on the nose. Supple and a little rich.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.