Poggio di Soto Brunello di Montalcino 2020

Wine Enthusiast : 98 Points

(12/1/2025) The thing that makes Poggio di Sotto stand out from the pack is its substance. Brunello is always a wine with weight and heft, but this one has a density that feels all encompassing—like entering an entirely new universe.

Wine Advocate : 97+ Points

(11/21/24) Very much still a baby at the time of my tasting, the Poggio di Sotto 2020 Brunello di Montalcino shares many similarities with the epic 2016 vintage in terms of its pretty perfumes and polished length. However, this elegant wine does not have the same sheer inner power. This bottle ultimately offers a fresh and charming interpretation of Sangiovese. This is a delicate wine with floral aromas, wild rose, crushed stone and white cherry. Aged in large Slavonian oak casks, it requires more time to flesh out. Harvest started the last week of August and finished the first week of October, which represents a conscious decision to start picking earlier than most. The vineyards are planted on schistic galestro soils, and that territorial imprint comes through strongly in all of these wines. I love that refreshing hint of lemon rind or navel orange at the very end. Drink Date 2027 - 2048.

Jeb Dunnuck : 97 Points

(1/22/2025) The new release of this cuvée, the 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino pours a bright ruby/red hue and is expressive and fruitier at this early stage, with aromas of orange oils, grenadine, fresh flowers, and dried earth. Initially it seems to be a less complex wine, but it has a great deal of length and more nuanced crystalline purity. It offers a more immediate feel but will really benefit from at least another year or two in the cellar. Drink it over the coming 15 or so years. Maturity 2026 - 2040.