The very first single vineyard of #PoggioAntico and the outcome of years of research study, observation and careful choice, Vigna i Poggi 2019 was born from the different vinification of the grapes from the business’s greatest possible vineyard, situated at an elevation of 550-570m above water level and from constantly a land of excellent #Sangiovese.
” Vigna i Poggi is the fruit of a land that we understand, observe and appreciate every day; it is the fruit of the union of every piece of our work, which leads us to offer perseverance and nerve to a job in which we put all our trust” – states Pier Giuseppe D’Alessandro, General Supervisor of the business – “This red wine consists of the soul of Poggio Antico represents the voice of our terroir and is for us the very best expression of what we are today.”
For Poggio Antico, the brand-new label represents the very first outcome of an extreme zoning and micro-zonal research study focused on completely comprehending the peculiarities of the soils and additional boosting red wine production. This research study caused the recognition of the “i Poggi” vineyard as the business’s land with the greatest capacity for the growing of Sangiovese.
With south-west direct exposure, the “i Poggi” vineyard extends for 2.5 hectares and is identified by composite, deep and reasonably fertile soils, with a portion of skeleton that surpasses 35%. The calcareous soils, of the Tuscan galestro household, are home to a vineyard planted in 2005, trained utilizing stimulated cordon, which today is grown under 100% natural management.
The grapes are vinified individually in tulip concrete tanks, where fermentation and maceration occur for an overall of roughly 28-30 days. Consequently, a 30-month improvement in 25 hl Austrian oak barrels and a more 6 months in cement before bottling enliven Vigna i Poggi Brunello di Montalcino 2019.
The 2019 vintage
” 2019 was an extremely high level vintage, with beneficial weather conditions: rains was typical, with a cold and rainy winter season and an at first dry and after that rainier spring which triggered a small hold-up in budding and blooming”– mentions the oenologist of Poggio Antico, Alessio Sostegni– “The great rains and not extreme temperature levels in the month of July caused veraison at the start of August. Nevertheless, ripening was long and routine, throughout a well balanced August and a September with some rain, and enabled us to collect exceptional quality grapes in the very first 10 days of October.”
The release of Vigna i Poggi 2019– produced in around 10,000 bottles of various formats and offered on the Location de Bordeaux, in the U.S.A. and Italy– is arranged for spring 2024.
Poggio Antico
Poggio Antico bases on the greatest vineyard hill of the whole denomination, south of the town of Montalcino. At a typical elevation of nearly 500 meters, 35 hectares of vineyards are cultivated. The soils have an ancient and composite nature: limestone rocks and marl that press the Sangiovese to offer its finest, equating into complex and stylish white wines, which have actually ended up being icons of Brunello.
The business’s viticultural heritage is handled with rigor and consistent existence in between the rows. Pedological analyzes have actually divided the Poggio Antico vineyards into 6 macrogroups and 15 soil systems which represent all the micro-terroirs of the estate. Poggio Antico is the honorable home of Brunello: a special experience to be taken pleasure in immersed in the light and color of the most genuine Tuscany.
