Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino

Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino DOCG bottle image

Wine Description

Poggio di Sotto is known in Montalcino for its unique parcel of old Sangiovese vineyards (more than 50 years old), in which there have been identified 120 Sangiovese biotypes through a study managed by the University of Florence. This biodiversity produces the characteristic brightness and complexity that is found in Poggio di Sotto wines.

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Acclaim
From a cool growing season with above average rain, the Poggio di Sotto 2013 Brunello di Montalcino appears a bit timid and closed at this time. It shows delicate aromas, chalky tannins and a nice evolution; however, it remains on the shy side throughout. You feel the tension and the acidity of the fruit, and indeed, the promise of long cellar-aging potential is apparent. This vintage is very fine and vertical, and in many respects, 2013 is very close to the house style desired at Poggio di Sotto. — Wine Advocate, Nov 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Soil composition
clay gravel and limestone
Training method
Cordon Spur-pruned
Elevation:
660-985-1,480 feet
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
1960-2000
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1991
Bottles produced of this wine:
15,000
Average Vine Age:
35 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
30
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese
Fermentation container:
Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
75-86 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and Aeration
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
no fining
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
30 hl
Type of oak:
Slavonian
Length of aging before bottling:
42 months
Age of Aging Container:
10 years average
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
29.3 g/L
Residual sugar:
0.5 g/L
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Wine Production

The fermentation initiates spontaneously in truncated oak vats where it continues unabated for at least thirty days, on average. Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino rests in 30hl Slavonian oak casks for 42 months, which is nearly twice the DOCG's requirement for aging in oak (24 months for Brunello). The finished wine is bottled unfiltered.

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About the Vineyard

Poggio di Sotto's Brunello is sourced by parcels at 200, 300 and 450 meters with various exposures. The soil at Poggio di Sotto is poor and stony, comprising mainly clay and limestone.