Featured wine of the month – Ill Poggione Rosso di Montalcino
Generous and bold – from one of the region’s pioneers …
The Franceschi family was amongst the first wineries to market Brunello di Montalcino at the turn of last century. Brunello is a fine red wine from the Tuscan town of Montalcino made from the region’s unique grape. Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino was the first Brunello wine released in the 1860s. And the Franceschi family were not far behind.
Brunello di Montalcino is made from a clone of Sangiovese, a grape native to Central Italy. According to the Ill Poggione winemaker, this Rosso di Montalcino is a younger, more accessible version of the family’s great Brunello di Montalcinos. They are made with the same grape variety, just from younger vines. These wines are also aged just for 12 months in large format oak rather than the 36 to 48 months for those Brunello wines.
Ultimately what this means is that the wines have soft tannins, and you don’t have to wait around for it to age to enjoy it. This red is bold, with some toasted oak character, but the focus is on the fruit here.
Of course, if you did wish to age this wine further, short term ageing will smooth it out further. However, this red is ready to enjoy right now.
Did you know! We have some other excellent red wine producers & wines from Italy…
such as Vigneti de Vulture, Baccanera, Palladino & Bertani.
About the Ill Poggione Rosso di Montalcino :
This is concentrated and elegant, with black cherry, blackcurrant and soft-serve vanilla on the nose, with coffee and black fruit in the mouth. Intense ruby red colour. Fruity bouquet with red berry notes. Very well structured, yet soft, long-lasting flavour with smooth, velvety tannins.
Serving suggestions:
Pasta with meat sauce, roasted, grilled meats and medium strength cheeses. Good to enjoy with a simple mid week dinner, or something more special on the weekend.
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