2016 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2024 - 2050 |
Description
The area around Montalcino produces Italy's most famous wines. The best of these comes from the part south of the city. This is where the most famous and beautiful wineries are located, as well as the historic Il Poggione. The high (150-450m) location near the Amiata Mountain and the Tyrrhenian Sea provides an ideal cooling influence and a great microclimate that ensures refinement and freshness in the wines.
This is the absolute top wine from the Tenuta Il Poggione domain. The grapes for this Brunello come from the very best vineyards of Tenuta Il Poggione from vines that are 40 years old. Il Poggione only makes the Brunello Riserva in the great vintages.
The Franchesci family, which has managed the domain for more than 100 years, harvests the grapes in high-altitude (150-450 meters) vineyards, of course by hand. After another careful selection of the grapes on the selection tables, temperature-controlled fermentation takes place in stainless steel with natural yeasts, followed by maturation for 4 years in French large wooden barrels and another year in the bottle. Few frills and let nature do its work (but with precise control). The great year 2015 produced generous open wines and at Poggione they know how to combine that with stimulating fresh acidity. You smell the Tuscan fields with sage and thyme, scents of pine and pine, dried cherries, as if you feel the sultry heat and smell the dry soil. This powerful wine is reminiscent of black cherries, blackberries and almonds and Mediterranean herbs on the nose. What is most striking, however, is the rich texture of the wine on the palate. This richness is fueled by the warmth of the vintage but also by the beautiful oak integration. The Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a warm, inviting and velvety wine that will only improve with age.
Specifications
| Block Bundle Options | No |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Winery | Il Poggione |
| Grape | Sangiovese |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2050 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| James Suckling rating | 94 |
| Vinous rating | 98 |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Rustic, Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Mineral, Red fruit, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 96
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$140
Drink Date:
2025 - 2050
This is the top-shelf wine from Il Poggione, and it's a must-have bottle for those who collect wines from this celebrated estate. From an icon vintage, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a beauty. It stands at the intersection of intensity, elegance and power. The fruit is shapely and dense with plenty of blackberry and black cherry, and you also get savory touches of campfire ash, tar, licorice, ferrous earth and balsam herb. Honestly, you get it all, including that distinctive Brunello power and abundance that is not easily achieved with such careful balance. The finish is structured, fresh and long, and with more time in the glass, the leathery or savory aromas become more pronounced (as does the alcohol). Production is 40,000 bottles.
Il Poggione has started its conversion over to organic farming, although the previous farming protocols followed sustainable models.
Published: Feb 17, 2022
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James Suckling
No written review available.
Vinous
98
Drinking Window
2028 - 2042
From: Jekyll and Hyde: 2017 Brunello di Montalcino and 2016 Riservas (Dec 2021)
A beguiling mix of camphor and minty herbs, along with crushed stone, blows off slowly to reveal dark depths of black raspberry, licorice, autumnal spice and worn leather as the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli unfolds in the glass. Its textures are unexpectedly soft and velvety-smooth, coupled with depths of intense red fruits that make an appearance just before a mix of brisk acids and tannins creates a more tactile and youthfully clenching expression toward the finale. This leaves the palate aching under the 2016’s structural heft, yet with plenty of primary concentration to balance, as wild savory herbs and earthy mineral tones linger for up to a minute. The potential here is off the charts, but readers will need to be very patient. The Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a cru selection of old vines that refines for 48 months in large French oak barrels of 33–52 hectoliters.
- By Eric Guido on November 2021
Touring the vineyards of Il Poggione with Fabrizio and Alessandro Bindocci during a long dry spell in July of 2021 was eye-opening to show how well these old vines could remain healthy through such hot and parched conditions. The canopies were full and vibrant, thriving in the calcareous clay soils that these vines are planted in. Like most producers in Sant’Angelo in Colle, Il Poggione will use emergency irrigation, but only if necessary. At that time (July 2021), it was not even being considered; but in a vintage like 2017, it was necessary. Granted, what Il Poggione also has going for them is the health and age of their vines, the biodiversity of the property, and higher elevations (up to 450 meters) that help to balance the heat. The massive Il Poggione holdings encompass 600 hectares of land, of which only 125 are planted to vines, and 70 with olive groves. To this day, and even at that size, harvest continues to be done by hand. During the torrid 2017 vintage, that harvest was also done earlier, starting September 1st, in an attempt to maintain acidity and prevent the grapes from shriveling on the vines; as a result, the winery needed to be incredibly strict with their selection, and go as far as removing seeds during the early parts of the fermentation process. As is always the case, Il Poggione vinifies all of their parcels separately, refining in large French oak casks, which gives them the ability to blend fruit from young vines to old, and lower elevations to high, in order to create the most balanced expression of each vintage. In the case of 2017, that meant adding all of the old-vine fruit from Vigna Paganelli. In the end, production may be down by 15%, but what they created is an atypical expression of the vintage. Speaking of Vigna Paganelli, the 2016 may just be the greatest rendition of this wine that I’ve yet encountered. The Riserva is a selection from within the Paganelli vineyard, which was planted in 1964. A second selection then takes place at the winery, prior to crush, fermentation and a long refinement of forty-eight months in large French oak barrels between thirty-three to fifty-two hectoliters. This is a wine that will require a lot of patience from collectors, as today it is tightly wound yet densely packed with fruit and teeming with unbridled energy. While at the winery, I was able to taste a 1967 Riserva with Alessandro Bindocci, which resolidifies the staying power of these wines. In the end, we collect Il Poggione Brunello with the long game in mind--but it’s a game worth playing.
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Tenuta Il Poggione is the grande dame of the brunello. Its origins go back to the year 1630. An important milestone in recent history is the year 1890, when the Florentine family Franceschi took over the winery in S. Angelo in Colle in the south of Montalcino.
Today, the Italian winery is owned by Leopoldo and Livia Franceschi, who own a 125-hectare vineyard. The large surface area allows the family to produce wines at a consistently high level every year. Due to its location, the winery benefits from the climate around the Amiata mountain and the Tyrrhenian sea and are located at an altitude of 150 to 450 meters above sea level. Because of the variation in the height of the vineyards, it is easier to harvest the grapes at the right time and to produce wines that can stay for a long time. Showpieces are the 'Vigna Paganelli' Brunello di Montalcino Riserva of a separate plot built in 1964, bottled only in the best years, and of course the 'normal' brunello. In 2004 a very modern wine cellar became operational. The wine can mature here in oak barrels at an optimum temperature of five meters. Fabrizio Bindocci, who is known as a specialist far beyond the borders of Montalcino, heads the winery. He keeps a close eye on the quality and ensures that Il Poggione remains part of the best brunello wines. The excellent reviews do not lie.
The area around Montalcino produces Italy's most famous wines. The best of these comes from the part south of the city. This is where the most famous and beautiful wineries are located, as well as the historic Il Poggione. The high (150-450m) location near the Amiata Mountain and the Tyrrhenian Sea provides an ideal cooling influence and a great microclimate that ensures refinement and freshness in the wines.
This is the absolute top wine from the Tenuta Il Poggione domain. The grapes for this Brunello come from the very best vineyards of Tenuta Il Poggione from vines that are 40 years old. Il Poggione only makes the Brunello Riserva in the great vintages.
The Franchesci family, which has managed the domain for more than 100 years, harvests the grapes in high-altitude (150-450 meters) vineyards, of course by hand. After another careful selection of the grapes on the selection tables, temperature-controlled fermentation takes place in stainless steel with natural yeasts, followed by maturation for 4 years in French large wooden barrels and another year in the bottle. Few frills and let nature do its work (but with precise control). The great year 2015 produced generous open wines and at Poggione they know how to combine that with stimulating fresh acidity. You smell the Tuscan fields with sage and thyme, scents of pine and pine, dried cherries, as if you feel the sultry heat and smell the dry soil. This powerful wine is reminiscent of black cherries, blackberries and almonds and Mediterranean herbs on the nose. What is most striking, however, is the rich texture of the wine on the palate. This richness is fueled by the warmth of the vintage but also by the beautiful oak integration. The Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a warm, inviting and velvety wine that will only improve with age.
| Block Bundle Options | No |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Winery | Il Poggione |
| Grape | Sangiovese |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2050 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| James Suckling rating | 94 |
| Vinous rating | 98 |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Rustic, Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Mineral, Red fruit, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 96
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$140
Drink Date:
2025 - 2050
This is the top-shelf wine from Il Poggione, and it's a must-have bottle for those who collect wines from this celebrated estate. From an icon vintage, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a beauty. It stands at the intersection of intensity, elegance and power. The fruit is shapely and dense with plenty of blackberry and black cherry, and you also get savory touches of campfire ash, tar, licorice, ferrous earth and balsam herb. Honestly, you get it all, including that distinctive Brunello power and abundance that is not easily achieved with such careful balance. The finish is structured, fresh and long, and with more time in the glass, the leathery or savory aromas become more pronounced (as does the alcohol). Production is 40,000 bottles.
Il Poggione has started its conversion over to organic farming, although the previous farming protocols followed sustainable models.
Published: Feb 17, 2022
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
No written review available.
Vinous
98
Drinking Window
2028 - 2042
From: Jekyll and Hyde: 2017 Brunello di Montalcino and 2016 Riservas (Dec 2021)
A beguiling mix of camphor and minty herbs, along with crushed stone, blows off slowly to reveal dark depths of black raspberry, licorice, autumnal spice and worn leather as the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli unfolds in the glass. Its textures are unexpectedly soft and velvety-smooth, coupled with depths of intense red fruits that make an appearance just before a mix of brisk acids and tannins creates a more tactile and youthfully clenching expression toward the finale. This leaves the palate aching under the 2016’s structural heft, yet with plenty of primary concentration to balance, as wild savory herbs and earthy mineral tones linger for up to a minute. The potential here is off the charts, but readers will need to be very patient. The Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a cru selection of old vines that refines for 48 months in large French oak barrels of 33–52 hectoliters.
- By Eric Guido on November 2021
Touring the vineyards of Il Poggione with Fabrizio and Alessandro Bindocci during a long dry spell in July of 2021 was eye-opening to show how well these old vines could remain healthy through such hot and parched conditions. The canopies were full and vibrant, thriving in the calcareous clay soils that these vines are planted in. Like most producers in Sant’Angelo in Colle, Il Poggione will use emergency irrigation, but only if necessary. At that time (July 2021), it was not even being considered; but in a vintage like 2017, it was necessary. Granted, what Il Poggione also has going for them is the health and age of their vines, the biodiversity of the property, and higher elevations (up to 450 meters) that help to balance the heat. The massive Il Poggione holdings encompass 600 hectares of land, of which only 125 are planted to vines, and 70 with olive groves. To this day, and even at that size, harvest continues to be done by hand. During the torrid 2017 vintage, that harvest was also done earlier, starting September 1st, in an attempt to maintain acidity and prevent the grapes from shriveling on the vines; as a result, the winery needed to be incredibly strict with their selection, and go as far as removing seeds during the early parts of the fermentation process. As is always the case, Il Poggione vinifies all of their parcels separately, refining in large French oak casks, which gives them the ability to blend fruit from young vines to old, and lower elevations to high, in order to create the most balanced expression of each vintage. In the case of 2017, that meant adding all of the old-vine fruit from Vigna Paganelli. In the end, production may be down by 15%, but what they created is an atypical expression of the vintage. Speaking of Vigna Paganelli, the 2016 may just be the greatest rendition of this wine that I’ve yet encountered. The Riserva is a selection from within the Paganelli vineyard, which was planted in 1964. A second selection then takes place at the winery, prior to crush, fermentation and a long refinement of forty-eight months in large French oak barrels between thirty-three to fifty-two hectoliters. This is a wine that will require a lot of patience from collectors, as today it is tightly wound yet densely packed with fruit and teeming with unbridled energy. While at the winery, I was able to taste a 1967 Riserva with Alessandro Bindocci, which resolidifies the staying power of these wines. In the end, we collect Il Poggione Brunello with the long game in mind--but it’s a game worth playing.
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Tenuta Il Poggione is the grande dame of the brunello. Its origins go back to the year 1630. An important milestone in recent history is the year 1890, when the Florentine family Franceschi took over the winery in S. Angelo in Colle in the south of Montalcino.
Today, the Italian winery is owned by Leopoldo and Livia Franceschi, who own a 125-hectare vineyard. The large surface area allows the family to produce wines at a consistently high level every year. Due to its location, the winery benefits from the climate around the Amiata mountain and the Tyrrhenian sea and are located at an altitude of 150 to 450 meters above sea level. Because of the variation in the height of the vineyards, it is easier to harvest the grapes at the right time and to produce wines that can stay for a long time. Showpieces are the 'Vigna Paganelli' Brunello di Montalcino Riserva of a separate plot built in 1964, bottled only in the best years, and of course the 'normal' brunello. In 2004 a very modern wine cellar became operational. The wine can mature here in oak barrels at an optimum temperature of five meters. Fabrizio Bindocci, who is known as a specialist far beyond the borders of Montalcino, heads the winery. He keeps a close eye on the quality and ensures that Il Poggione remains part of the best brunello wines. The excellent reviews do not lie.
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