Poggio Di Sotto - Brunello Di Montalcino 2020 (Pre-arrival) (1.5L)
Price: $645.00
| Producer | Poggio Di Sotto |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 10379 |
| Size | 1.5L |
James Suckling: 97 Points
Restrained strawberries and cherries with a touch of lavender and a lot of licorice. Super juicy on the palate with thick chalky tannins at the moment yet they are balanced by supple sweet fruit. Medium- to full-bodied with a very savory aftertaste. Though pleasant it?s not fully ready to drink now and there?s a lot of potential for the long haul.
Decanter: 97 Points
Winemaker Leonardo Berti is among those who compare 2020 to 2018. As such he aerated gently with pump-overs and kept skin maceration to 35 days to avoid over extraction. Aromas are piercing and precise as this opens with orange and grapefruit rind flint and freshly ground pepper. There is a gorgeous transparency of redcurrant and raspberry while bergamot adds inner perfume. Although fuller than 2018 the 2020 is unequivocally elegantly weighted with almost a delicateness to the structure yet those fine-grained tannins persist. Appetising and buoyant it trails off leisurely with lavender and thyme. Tasted by: Michaela Morris
The Wine Independent: 97 Points
Winemaker Leonardo Berti believes the 2020 vintage has the equilibrium to go the long haul at least as long as the 2019. The bouquet of the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino opens with a core of perfectly ripe and freshly-picked red berries intertwined with subtle notes of smoke fresh ground spice fennel and wet earth. On the palate the tannins are luxuriously smooth yet firm supported by a bright refreshing acidity that energizes the finish. Youthful and brimming with potential this wine shows impressive poise and intensity hinting at an elegant future. Reviewed by: Vanessa Conlin
Wine Advocate: 97+ Points
Very much still a baby at the time of my tasting the Poggio di Sotto 2020 Brunello di Montalcino shares many similarities with the epic 2016 vintage in terms of its pretty perfumes and polished length. However this elegant wine does not have the same sheer inner power. This bottle ultimately offers a fresh and charming interpretation of Sangiovese. This is a delicate wine with floral aromas wild rose crushed stone and white cherry. Aged in large Slavonian oak casks it requires more time to flesh out. Harvest started the last week of August and finished the first week of October which represents a conscious decision to start picking earlier than most. The vineyards are planted on schistic galestro soils and that territorial imprint comes through strongly in all of these wines. I love that refreshing hint of lemon rind or navel orange at the very end.
Kerin O'Keefe: 96 Points
Fragrant and loaded with finesse the 2020 Poggio di Sotto Brunello opens with heady scents of blue flower camphor hay and dark spice. It?s cool and classy delivering succulent Morello cherry cranberry licorice and nutmeg set against a backbone of fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it well balanced. 2029?2036. Abv: 14% Kerin O?Keefe November 2024 ©kerinokeefe.com
Vinous: 94+ Points
Incredibly floral and mineral the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino displays a cascade of rose petals violets white smoke underbrush and dried strawberries. This is wickedly fresh and feminine in style with a vibrant core of acidity and juicy red berry fruits that swirl throughout complemented by a sweet herbal thrust. It finishes with lovely length and concentration yet is still potent with crunchy tannins and a resonance of savory spice that lingers on and on. This understated yet drop-dead gorgeous Poggio di Sotto Brunello should put on more weight with cellaring but today it's already enjoyable on its potential alone. The 2020 Brunello from Poggio di Sotto is a class act showing a level of lift and finesse seldom seen from these southern Montalcino vintages. Luca Marrone head winemaker of the ColleMasari Estates (which oversees Poggio di Sotto) explained ?Two thousand twenty was not as warm of a vintage in the southeast as it was in the rest of the region. We had a cooler southern harvest period and a bit more rain. In August alone we had 96 millimeters. Harvest began on September 20 and ended around October 20.? At this early stage the 2020 Brunello requires a good amount of decanting to show its magic especially aromatically but it has a beautiful balance that will reward cellaring.. - By Eric Guido on November 2023
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