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Poggio Antico Rosso di Montalcino 2018

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Region: Italy - Tuscany - Montalcino

Grapes: Sangiovese

Alcohol: 14%

Notes on the Wine

Very concentrated (especially for a Rosso), this wine boasts lots of black currant & dark cherry flavors. Great with antipasti, pizza, or even on its own. This is very fine-toned and formed for a Rosso di Montalcino with a bitter-orange note to the cherry character. Some black chocolate, too. Medium- to full- bodied, fine tannins and ripe fruit at the finish. 

Notes on the Producer

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.

Poggio Antico was founded in 1976 and consist of 50 clayey, 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.