Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino

Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino bottle image

Wine Description

Rosso di Montalcino Poggio di Sotto is actually a 3 years old Brunello (Brunellino) which shows to be ready  to be bottled up earlier than its bigger Brother Brunello. Grapes are managed in vineyars and cellar in the same way as a Brunello. The only difference is after two years of aging, we taste each cask and select some of them to be bottled as Rosso di Montalcino, and some as Brunello. It has the same ability to age as a high end Brunello.  

Barrel Room
Sangiovese Vineyards
Tasting Room
Sangiovese Vineyards
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Acclaim
“The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino is dark and intense, smoldering up with masses of smoky black cherries, sage and incense. This possesses a core of ripe wild berry fruit underscored by saline minerals and savory spice, all guided by zesty acidity. The 2021 finishes structured and long, with a concentration that reminds me more of Brunello than Rosso, leaving grippy tannins and hints of sour citrus that keep me looking back to the glass for more. There will be a 10% reduction in quantity for 2021 due to hail in August. The decision was also made to reduce maceration time down to a month, using a gentler practice to counterbalance the character of this warm and dry vintage.” — Vinous, Sep 2024
“Restrained raspberries, leather, violets and cherry pits with rusty minerality . Supple palate with a full body, tension from lifted acidity and dense, velvety tannins. Precise and lingering on the finish. One of the best of its category in a promising vintage.” — James Suckling, Jul 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Clay, Limestone and Gravel
Training method
Cordon Spur-pruned
Elevation:
656-1,475 feet
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
1960-2000
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1991
Bottles produced of this wine:
22,000
Average Vine Age:
35 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
30 days
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese
Fermentation container:
Oak truncated vats
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:
24 months
Age of Aging Container:
10 years
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Total SO2
57
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.44
Acidity:
5.52 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
28.4 g/L
Total SO2
57
Residual sugar:
0.5 g/L
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Wine Production

Vinification is in oak vats, spontaneous fermentations lead by indigenous yeasts, long macerations and several aeration with pumping-over during the day. The wine ages 24 months in 30 hl oak casks and it was bottled up on December 2017. This technique is the same used for the Brunello and helps to enhance the authentic flavor of our grapes.

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About the Vineyard

This wine is produced from vineyards at 200, 300 and 450 m a.s.l and from various expositions, where the soil is poor and rocky, mainly composed by clay and limestone. The production area is located in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, facing Orcia Valley where Orcia River runs through it. The pruning system is cordon spur. The harvest takes place manually; the grape is carried into the cellar in small cases. The grape selection follows the same precision that is used for Brunello.