Wine Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG, Poggio Antico 2003
Reviews of purchase Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG, Poggio Antico 2003
Tasting Notes
Wine of deep, saturated ruby-purple color.
The wine has a stable, warm and well-structured palate with hints of ripe fruit. Dense, silky and smooth, well-balanced and with an extremely long finish. Great potential exposure.
The wine has an unusually attractive aroma with notes of ripe red fruits, cassis, leather and licorice. The aroma of a well-developed and stable.
The wine goes well with hot, stew and grilled. Especially good wine with dishes "haute cuisine".
Interesting Facts
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is produced only in exceptional harvest years. Grapes from young and old vines treated separately from each other. According to the instructions, the minimum aging period Brunello di Montalcino Riserva - 5 years, unlike the 4 years required for normal Brunello di Montalcino. 3 years wine ages in oak, then bottled and aged for 2 years in the bottle. The result is a mature, rounded and complex wine, nevertheless able to more prolonged exposure. Produced Brunello di Montalcino Riserva in limited quantities.
The farm Poggio Antico owes its ascent to Olympus Brunello inexhaustible creative enthusiasm Gloder Paula, daughter of Milan couple that bought in the mid-1980s, the 200 hectares of land to create a winery. Poggio Antico vineyards are located in the south of Montalcino, at an altitude of 400 - 500 meters above sea level. The soil here refers to the Eocene epoch, rich in clay and gravel, which provides a perfect drainage. Extremely good location vineyards, careful work with the vine, modern cellar - all this makes it possible to produce unique Brunello, which is the main wine Poggio Antico.
Producer's description
Poggio Antico - a winery hidden in one of the most elevated estates of Montalcino. Conducting her work with painstaking attention to detail and adhering to a very low yield, she produces excellent wines that are truly unique in their elegance and complexity. Poggio Antico specializes in wines from the Brunello di Montalcino brand, carefully made from Sangiovese grapes grown in the cool hills of Montalcino.
