Poggio San Polo Podernovi Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy

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點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：766

Sweet berries on the nose with some stem, floral and spice undertones. Medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins and a bright and juicy finish. From organically grown grapes. Needs at least three years to come together. Try after 2026.

The San Polo 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi shows a very earthy side that evokes savory spice, smoke and gamey aromas. The core of this organic wine is colored by black fruit and baked plum, but the wine is primarily driven by the aromas it has picked up during oak and bottle aging. This adds a medium-heavy constitution and a good amount of warm-vintage fruit weight for a Sangiovese. The wine also has an accessible character that makes it best to drink over the next 10 years. The fruit represents a selection from over two hectares. Production is 10,000 bottles.

Packaged with the green label, this is one of two vineyard-specific wines from San Polo, and I'm happy to see this estate focus on terroir, rather than Riserva status. The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi is a certified-organic wine with a strong balsamic character (like we saw in the annata version). However, this wine is darker and more structured. I feel that those medical aromas outweigh the fruit and create a slightly more monotone final result. Production is 10,000 bottles.

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.

The Poggio San Polo 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi offers great density and textural richness. I would say that this wine is most characterized by the quality of the mouthfeel that wraps smoothly and thickly over the palate. Dark cherry, tobacco, earth, plum and dark fruit add intensity and flavorful substance. The wine's full-bodied approach would match grilled meats or roasts.