“Poggio Lombrone” Sangiovese Montecucco Riserva DOCG 2019 (BIO) · 6 bottles in OWC

ColleMassari | Tuscany
Collemassari S.p.A. s.a. | Via Di Porta Pinciana 6 | IT 00187 Roma

09772619 · 4,5 l · 40,89 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping3 units available

The first vines were planted in 1952 on the ridge that today gives the wine its name. Poggio Lombrone – the hill overlooking the Ombrone Valley. Seventy years later, some of these vines are still standing. Their yield is low, their concentration exceptional. Whoever says cru means exactly that. The vineyard lies at 300 metres, the soils are tufaceous clays and calcareous marl slate – maremma terroir in its wildest and most concentrated form. Long fermentation in open wooden conical fermenters with manual punching down, complete malolactic fermentation, then 18 months in 30-hectolitre oak barrels, followed by at least 24 months in the bottle.

2019 was a year of extraordinary elegance in Maremma. Cooling sea breezes, small harvests, precise ripeness. What emerged opens slowly and with dignity: dried cherry, rose, cedar wood, a hint of cocoa and spices. The flavour is taut and silky at the same time, with finely granulated tannins, an acidity of exceptional freshness and a final that lingers long after the last sip. A Sangiovese that shows what this forgotten corner of Tuscany is capable of – and what it can still do in the next ten years. SUPERIORE.DE

"Sparkling ruby red colour with bright edges. Ripe fruit and dark spice on the nose, reminiscent of plum and cherry as well as dark chocolate. Powerful on the palate, ripe tannins, harmonious acidity structure, lingering, finely spiced finish." Falstaff

"The 2019 Montecucco Sangiovese Riserva Poggio Lombrone opens slowly in the glass. It entices with a whiff of sweet spices and dusty rose before giving way to blackberries and hints of cocoa. This is pure elegance, with streamlined acidity and ripe wild berry fruits that envelop the palate. A web of fine-grained tannins remains, along with a saturation of primary fruits and a tinge of spice. The 2019 tapers off with dramatic length and concentration. This is still a baby and possesses the balance for a long and fruitful evolution." Vinous