Poggio Antico - Rosso di Montalcino2022
RED WINE
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Producer
Poggio Antico
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Blend
100% Sangiovese Grosso
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Country
Italy
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Region
Tuscany
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Appellation
Rosso Di Montalcino
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UPC
8 032697 885228
Reviews
Decanter 91
Fragrant and full on the nose. Bright and lifted on the palate, really forward and intense but in a juicy, fun way. This has energy and verve, a lovely filling wine with plenty of sour strawberry and fleshy strawberry elements. Great with food and a lovely wine for the price point. Feels very natural and well worked, not trying too hard and nothing obscuring it's fruity nature with high acidity all the way through. Clean and crisp.
by GH, Decanter , 2024
Wine Spectator 91
This rich red is shot through with veins of cherry and iron, defined by bracing acidity. Balanced and long, with an aftertaste that picks up salty mineral and wild herb notes.
by BS, Wine Spectator , 2024
Vinous Media 90
The 2022 Rosso di Montalcino is a spice box. It blends cloves with allspice, dried citrus peels, sage and cedar. Racy yet potent, it possesses a core of ripe wild berry fruit guided by zesty acidity. The 2022 doesn't miss a beat, finishing with a subtle tannic crunch and last licorice tones that carry on.
by EG, Vinous Media , 2024
Technical Details
Description
Aged for 8 months in 500L French oak barrels and 4 months in the bottle prior to release. Just like our Brunello, our Rosso is made with the same vinification process and incredibly low yields at harvest. Very concentrated (especially for a Rosso), this wine boasts lots of black currant & dark cherry flavors.
Estate
Poggio Antico is one of Montalcino's most elevated estates, with vineyards averaging 1476 feet above sea level, southwest of the famed medieval citadel. Both the unique location and altitude privilege the wines of Poggio Antico, which benefit from the perfect exposure and enjoy favorable overnight drops in temperature, ideal conditions that increase finesse and intense bouquet.
History
Poggio Antico was founded in 1976 and consiss of 50 clay, calcareous acres of Brunello di Montalcino. The estate has seen a phenomenal growth, going from 50 to the present 80 acres under vine, developing two parallel Brunello worlds – the more traditional, larger-barrel Brunello, aged longer in Slavonian oak and the modern, finesse-driven Altero, aged in tonneaux of French oak; securing a stellar position in the global market and extending and upgrading the facility to ultrahigh-tech standards. In 2017 Poggio Antico changed hands and was purchased by Atlas Invest, and it is now directed by the new General Manager Federico Trost. Poggio Antico recently lead a soil survey to approach the plot-by-plot management which started with the 2018 vintage by identifying, and consequently harvesting and fermenting separately, the micro terroirs inside each vineyard. All the estate is currently under organic conversion and a renovation of the cellar and of the hospitality center are part of the new plans.
Tasting Note
Coming from 100% Brunello sites the nose shows an overwhelming bouquet of spices, ripe red cherries and subtle leather notes. The palate is full, firm and fleshy, the structure very polished and balanced. Very concentrated, this wine boasts lots of black currant & dark cherry flavors. Great with antipasti, pizza, or even on its own.
Vintage
Despite the dry weather and it being one of the hottest summers in decades, maturation continued in a regular way thanks to large water reserves (accumulated during the winter) and the high altitude of our vineyards. All of these factors made 2017 a vintage to be discovered, with good concentration and expressive fruit character.
