Brunello di Montalcino “30°vendemmia” DOCG 2021 (BIO) · 3 bottles in OWC

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

29222521 · 2,25 l · 291,11 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping7 units available
Limitation of 1 articles per customer

The year 1991 was the first. With the 2021 vintage, Poggio di Sotto is celebrating its thirtieth Brunello – an anniversary that the estate is marking with a special label in gold print, discreetly and without pomp, entirely in the style of the house. Thirty vintages that have proven that elegance is not a weakness. 2021 was not an easy year. Late frosts in spring decimated the harvest, summer brought heat, August finally brought rain – a sequence that could have been disastrous in other hands. Cellar master Leonardo Berti sees this as the special character of this vintage: fewer grapes, more concentration and an intensity gained through stress, which was kept in balance by the freshness of the long growing season. The soils – a mosaic of white and red clay, galestro and grey marl – did the rest. Spontaneous fermentation in wooden vats, maceration for at least 30 days, 42 months in large Slavonian oak barrels, unfiltered. The recipe is the same. The wine is not.

In the glass: clear ruby red colour, garnet reflections. Red fruit, dried flowers, citrus, balsamic and an iron-rich mineral note. Density and tension on the palate – firm tannins, vibrant acidity, a final with salty persistence. A Brunello that waits. SUPERIORE.DE

"Classic in the traditional style, aromas of wild strawberries, mushrooms and rose petals; well-balanced texture, tightly woven tannins, invigorating acidity, elegant progression through to the multi-faceted finish. Should mature." Vinum

"Powerful, bright ruby colour with a garnet hue. Very appealing and intense nose, multi-layered, showing notes of ripe dark cherries and plums as well as liquorice, graphite and some rosemary. Inspiring on the attack and on the palate, shows present fruit, builds up in many layers, very good tension." Falstaff

"Skilfully focused and intense in the glass, the 2021 Brunello di Montalcino seduces the imagination with a depth of black cherry lifted by a minty herbal thrust, pine shavings and an earthy note of dusty soil. Its seamless, silky texture envelops the palate with polished, mineral red fruits, while nuances of clove add a pleasantly bitter note and rosy, floral hints lace the palate. Sweet tannins give the long and powerful finish an extraordinary framework, while a tart raspberry saturation lingers. The harmony within makes it hard not to drink rather than taste. Nevertheless, the 2021 is still painfully young." Vinous

"Perfumed, with aromas of dried flowers, red fruits, lavender and dried herbs that are expressive and enveloping. Medium-bodied, full of tension and precision, with focused, delineated fruit framed by nervy, fine-grained but firm tannins and lively, linear acidity. Combines transparency and structure. Crisp, incisive and beautifully defined, with exceptional length and detail." James Suckling

"The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino is characterised by a noble mineral precision that remains discreetly in the background, offering beautiful clarity on the nose and freshness on the palate. Within this framework, the wine reveals layers of cassis, red roses and grilled rosemary, offering impressive complexity in a full-bodied yet elegantly lean structure characterised by vibrancy and energy. The wine is made using the long-established method of fermentation and ageing in Slavonian oak and cement, a formula that preserves finesse and site expression." Wine Advocate