2018
6x75cl
DP
£368.42
vintage
portfolio
2018
6x75cl
DP
£368.42
2019
6x75cl
DP
£350.42
2020
6x75cl
DP
£338.42
En primeur
2021
6x75cl
EP
£280.00
2021
6x75cl
EP
£280.00
So alluring, aromatic and lifted - ripe summer strawberries, almond and heather with a touch of aniseed on the finish - sumptuous sweet tannins, ripe but flowing and seamless – you could drink this now but it has a fine acid line supporting the soft fruit. Really very smart. Produced from vineyards averaging 25 years old, situated at 200, 300, and 400 metres above sea level, with various expositions. The soil is poor and rocky, mainly composed of clay and limestone. The production area is located in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, facing the valley of the Orcia River. The harvest is made manually, and the grapes' selection follows the same precision adopted for the Brunello. Vinification is in oak vats, with spontaneous fermentations led by indigenous yeasts and extended macerations. The wine is aged for 22 months in 30 hl oak casks and was bottled in September 2020.
History
Founded in 1989 by Tuscan legend Piero Palmucci, Poggio di Sotto has swiftly become a benchmark, traditional Brunello estate, producing some of the most refined and sought-after wines in the region. In 2011, Poggio di Sotto became part of the Collemassari Wine Estates. Their 10 hectares of vineyards are all planted with low-yielding Sangiovese Grosso clones in the sunny Castelnuovo del Abate region on the south east side of Montalcino. With protection from Monte Amiata, The vineyards are situated at three different levels between 250 and 400 metres above sea level and the viticulture is organic.
Well exposed vineyards tempered by cooling breezes, high quality clones and gentle winemaking, make for some of the most ethereal and seductive wines in Tuscany. Piero Palmucci sold the estate in 2012 to Claudio Tipa, owner of great Bolgheri estate Grattamacco. Claudio has kept the same team in place and has made good on his commitment to changing nothing in production or winemaking. The future of this great Tuscan estate is secured.
Production
The wine is fermented gently with extended maceration and frequent pumping over, and then aged for a minimum of three and a half years in large used Slavonian oak casks. The estate’s entire production amounts to 3,000 cases, including the Rosso.
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