Col d’Orcia 2006 Poggio al Vento Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)

Country: Italy / Poggio al Vento Riserva
Variety: Sangiovese Tuscany
Winery: Col d’Orcia / Brunello di Montalcino

This iconic Brunello seamlessly combines power and finesse. It opens with earthy aromas of underbrush, tobacco, tilled soil and blackberries. The dense palate delivers juicy black cherry and raspberry alongside black pepper, licorice and a balsam note. It’s impeccably balanced but still very young, and still showing racy acidity and assertive tannins. Give it time to soften and develop more complexity. Drink 2016–2031.