Tenuta Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino 2020

Baby Brunello! A mini celebration kinda wine

Sangiovese

$55.00

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Red Fruit, Floral, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Tuscany (Bolgheri, Chianti, Brunello & More), Italy

Grape Varietals:
Sangiovese

Winemaking:

Crushed, Extended Skin Contact, Wild yeast, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels and Bottle Ageing

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pasta with meat sauce, roasted, grilled meats and medium strength cheeses.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Roast duck, Char Siew, Chicken Tikka Masala

Tenuta Il Poggione

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

Description

Tenuta Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino 2020

Younger, more accessible version of the Brunello, but already with an excellent structure and a great personality, Rosso di Montalcino is a very important wine for Tenuta Il Poggione.

Grape Varietals & Region: Produced entirely from Sangiovese grapes, sourced in the estate's younger vineyards

Taste Profile: The wood aging, although not obligatory for the production of Rosso di Montalcino, tones down the tannins typical of a young Sangiovese and gives this red wine a complexity of aroma and structure that make it a great "Young Brunello".

Intense ruby red colour. Fruity bouquet with red berry notes. Very well structured, yet soft, long-lasting flavour with smooth, velvety tannins.

Winemaking Process: 15 days "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. 12 months in large French oak barrels (30 - 50 hl or 872 -1373 Gallon) and barriques (350 litres - 92 Gallon) followed by bottle aging.