Val di Suga - Poggio Al Granchio Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Price: $102.00
| Producer | Val di Suga |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Montalcino |
| Varietal | Sangiovese Grosso |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 11221 |
Val di Suga Description
The Sangiovese grapes are selected and hand-harvested within the identified micro-plots in the Poggio al Granchio vineyard. The grapes brought to the cellar are destemmed, crushed and, after passing through the optical sorter, reach stainless steel tanks. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out by selected yeasts at a temperature between 20 and 26°C for approximately 12 days. Careful attention is paid to the frequency of pumping over for polyphenolic extraction, as well as delestage conducted twice at mid-alcoholic fermentation. At the end of fermentation, post fermentative maceration begins, lasting 15-20 days at a temperature of about 30°C. The wood aging process involves maturation for 24 months in 60-hectoliter French oak barrels. It ages in concrete for a further 6 months before being bottled, where it remains for at least 6 months.
Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
A rich magenta hue, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino Poggio Al Granchio is a serious wine that amplifies things further and will need some decanting if opening now. Forward with great aromas of graphite, black cherry liqueur, cracked pepper, sage, and porcini, it’s full-bodied yet weightless on the palate and has phenomenal concentration while remaining elegant all the way through, it offers plush, velvety tannins and mineral undercurrents while retaining wonderful purity and a seamless texture. This stunning wine deserves several years in cellar.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
A deep well of blackberry, black currant and cherry fruit marks this succulent red, with accents of wild rosemary and mineral. Well-delineated and complex, echoing the fruit and savory notes on the long finish. Shows superb balance and harmony.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
From a site with schistic galestro clay soils, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio al Granchio is definitely the most complete and complex of these new releases from 2019 by Val di Suga. Fruit comes from an 18-hectare vineyard located at 430 to 450 meters in elevation. The wine offers more oozing richness and concentration in line with the character of the vintage with sweet cherry, blackberry, toasted cumin seed and pressed rose. This estate does a good job of maintaining the freshness of Sangiovese.
