Country: Italy / Poggio Abate Riserva
Variety: Sangiovese Tuscany
Winery: Tenute del Cerro / Brunello di Montalcino
Toast, coffee, mocha and spiced plum aromas mingle in the glass. The firm palate offers black cherry, plum, espresso, licorice and tobacco alongside a tannic backbone. It’s ripe and powerful but also has the intensity many 2009 wines lack. Drink 2016–2022.