No drink driving
Sangiovese
Italy
Toscana
750ml
16-20∘C
Robert Parker95(2012)
Wine Spectator95(2012)
James Suckling97(2012)
James Suckling2018 TOP100(46)(2012)
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is produced only in the best vintages and in limited quantity. Intense ruby red, elegant nose with notes of red fruit, leather and spices; persistent, balanced flavor, with a long and seductive finish.
Il Poggione was one of the first wineries to market the Brunello di Montalcino wine as early as the 1900's, and one of the founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium. After more than a Century, Lavinio Franceschi's work is still a fundamental point of reference for his successors, Leopoldo and Livia, who continue to develop the business with that same dedication and unrelenting passion, combining the ancient skills of winemaking crafts and tradition with the latest , most innovative techniques.
This wine comes exclusively from "I Paganelli" vineyard, the oldest one in the estate, planted in 1964. Its vines, used as a clonal reference when planting new vineyards, produce high quality grapes which are picked by the individual selection of the best and ripest bunches.
After the manual harvest, the must ferments at controlled temperature. "Submerged cap" fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts at a controlled temperature 25/28 ° C (77/82 F). Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Long aging in French oak barrels followed by bottle aging.
