Poggio Di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2020

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Poggio Di Sotto
Label Name:
 
Rosso di Montalcino
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
Montalcino, Tuscany
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Sangiovese
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Falstaff 94; Decanter 95; Wine Enthusiast 94; The Wine Independent 94; Vinous 93; James Suckling 92. Suggested drinking window: 2026–2035

Tasting Note
Elegant Sangiovese with red cherry, wild berry, rose petal and Mediterranean herb aromatics; bright acidity, fine chalky tannins, saline minerality and a long sapid finish with toasted spice notes.

Food Pairing
Roast or braised red meats, grilled lamb, pork, mushroom risotto, aged Pecorino; Asian: Korean BBQ, teriyaki beef, char siu, Peking duck, milder Szechuan or hoisin-glazed dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Sangiovese; fermentation in wooden truncated-cone vats and cement, maceration ~30 days; aged ~22 months in 30hl Slavonian oak ovals, bottled after further aging.

Vineyard Info
Estate in Castelnuovo dell’Abate (Montalcino); vines average 20–25 years on clay, galestro and gravel soils. Poggio di Sotto began production in early 1990s and is part of the ColleMassari group.