Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Poggio al Granchio — 2018
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Vineyard Profile
- Grape Source: Sangiovese Grosso 100% only from the "Poggio al Granchio" vineyard
- Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
- Size: 18 ha (44 acres)
- Soil: Galestro soils (marl)
- Elevation: 400 - 450 meters (1,312 - 1,476 feet) above sea level
- Orientation: North - South
- Density: 5,050 vines/hectare (2,045 vines/acre)
- Training: Spurred cordon
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Vinification
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Once the grapes have been picked, they undergo pre-fermentation maceration at a low temperature (5-6° C, 41-43° F); fermentation takes place with particular control of the temperature (not over 27°C, 81° F), pumping over techniques and délestage in order to enhance the fruity and mineral component of the wine. 100% Malolactic fermentation.
- Aging: 24 months in 50-60 hectoliter Slavonian oak vats, 6 months in concrete tanks, followed by 18 months in bottle
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Technical Information
- Varietal Composition: 100% Sangiovese Grosso
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Tasting Notes
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Pedoclimatic variables are interpreted by a modern-style Brunello di Montalcino which regularly manages to keep a “southern”, meaty and sunny nature, with an earthy, wild backbone typical of the sector. It is a “surf and turf” character in some ways, which immediately offers up a nose playing on ripe fruit and undergrowth, balsamic and oriental spicy notes, then revealing a tapered, dynamic taste, gradual and rigorous, with a dense supporting sapidity and a firm linear connection at the same time. It is a thoroughbred Sangiovese, which makes its deliciously smoky tone loud and clear already in its youth, though it is destined to become complete with bottle maturation.
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Reviews
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Poggio al Granchio — 2018 – Wine Enthusiast – 94 Points
“The savory nose features aromas of hot tar, soil, carpaccio and lead, with a fruit undertone of cherries and plums providing balance. The palate leans into those sweeter, juicier elements, while acid fizzes around polished, yet grippy tannins.”
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Poggio al Granchio — 2018 – Wine Enthusiast – 94 Points
“The savory nose features aromas of hot tar, soil, carpaccio and lead, with a fruit undertone of cherries and plums providing balance. The palate leans into those sweeter, juicier elements, while acid fizzes around polished, yet grippy tannins.”
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Poggio al Granchio — 2018 – Jeb Dunnuck – 97 Points
“Generous with black cherry, a darker mineral earth profile, wet asphalt, and crushed violets. It is full and beautifully pure on the palate, with notes of kirsch, raspberry liqueur, turned soil, and cedar, and is generous with fruit all the way through, with ripe yet fine tannins.”
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Poggio al Granchio — 2018 – Wine Spectator – 94 Points
“This elegant, juicy red packs a core of pure cherry shaded by accents of wild herbs, licorice and earth. Charming and harmonious, with the fruit echoing on the lingering aftertaste, revealing a mineral element at the very end.”