Poggio San Polo - Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi 2016
Price: $155.00
Sale: $119.98
Producer | Poggio San Polo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Subregion | Montalcino |
Varietal | Sangiovese Grosso |
Vintage | 2016 |
Sku | 77321 |
Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Delicately perfumed and finessed, the San Polo 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi is very floral and lifted in personality. This vintage is very different than the inaugural 2015 vintage. I remember the previous release for its darker and blacker quality of fruit. This cooler vintage is more lithe and lighthearted, with building aromatic intensity that unfolds with caution and care. Once you've had the wine in your glass, it reveals a succession of sour cherry, wild rose and fresh lavender bud. There are light mineral dustings as well, and the wine is ultimately quite solid and structured. This bodes well for its aging evolution. Fruit comes from a two-hectare parcel in a cool and high position some 450 meters above sea level. The soils are clayey with schistous Galestro. Production is 13,000 bottles.
Wine Enthusiast: 95 Points
Aromas of forest floor, grilled herb, camphor and pipe tobacco mingle on the nose of this full-bodied red. The firm, elegantly structured palate offers juicy Marasca cherry, red currant, licorice and coffee bean. Tightly wound, fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity grip the close and lend an ageworthy structure. Drink 2026–2041.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
A mix of wild herb, Tuscan scrub, rose, cherry and earth flavors mark this sleek red, which tiptoes between elegance and power, with a layer of chalky tannins underlying it all. With air, the ripe cherry and plum fruit comes forward. Best from 2025 through 2047.
Vinous Media: 91 Points
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi is youthfully coy and restrained, requiring time in the glass to begin showing an understated display of dusty black cherry, sweet spice and rosy florals. There are depths of silky textures here, ushering in waves of ripe red and black fruits with a balsamic tinge and only a hint of round tannin to slow its progression. The finish is clean and finessed with notes of licorice and dried berries. This is nicely balanced, yet it lacks the depth and minerality I find throughout the better wines of the vintage.
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