Poggio Di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2006 750ml

Poggio di Sotto, on the southeastern slopes of Montalcino near Castelnuovo dell'Abate, became a cult Brunello estate under founder Piero Palmucci, whose traditional, long-aged Sangiovese won a devoted following before the Tipa family acquired it in 2011. The 2006 is a celebrated Montalcino vintage, and Wine Advocate's Antonio Galloni called this "a totally mesmerizing, sublime wine of the highest level." Expect black cherries, menthol, spice and new leather in a brooding, expansive frame, while Stephen Tanzer noted sour cherry, flowers, marzipan and orange peel with a lush, seamless texture. Now nearly twenty years old, it is drinking beautifully and should hold through about 2031.