In the early 1900’s, Florentine landowner Lavinio Franceschi travelled to Montalcino having heard great tales of the region's beauty from a shepherd. He fell in love with the region and founded Tenuta Il Poggione which has become one of the most highly regarded wineries in all of Tuscany. They were among the first to market Brunello di Montalcino wine and one of the founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium. The estate covers 1,500 acres, 350 of which are planted with vines, 175 with olive trees and the rest dedicated to grain fields, forest and livestock to promote biodiversity and a natural approach to farming. Today the winery is run by Lavinio’s successors Leopoldo and Livia, who combine the craft of traditional winemaking with the latest innovative techniques to produce some of the region's most exquisite wines.
Featured collection
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (DOUBLE MAGNUM)
$344.99 x 1
Regular price $305.30 PER CASESIZE
1 PACK, 3000ml BOTTLES, $344.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2016
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
97 Points, Eirc Guido (Vinous)
I’m not sure how Il Poggione manages to remain one of the largest producers of Brunello, maintaining such a high level of quality and turning out some of the best wines of the vintage year after year - but they do. The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is yet another stunning example. Depths of mineral-encased black cherries, sage, allspice, licorice, tobacco and crushed violets lift up from the glass. It’s seamlessly silky, even as the palate is peppered with tart red and black berries, nervous acids and savory exotic spices. This shows the density and weight of the vintage in a youthfully monolithic stance, yet with all the necessary components to maintain perfect balance. The 2016 Il Poggione seems to fold in upon itself through the finish, which is dark, mysterious and structured, with only hints of black tea and licorice to tempt the imagination. It’s a classic in the making.
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 Riserva Vigna Paganelli
$129.99 x 6
Regular price $690.22 PER CASESIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $129.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2016
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Winemaker NotesBrunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is produced only in the best vintages and in limited quantity. This wine comes exclusively from "I Paganelli" vineyard, the oldest one in the estate, planted in 1964. Its vines, used as a clonal reference when planting new vineyards, produce high quality grapes which are picked by the individual selection of the best and ripest bunches. After the manual harvest, the must ferments at controlled temperature. Subsequently the wine spends a long time in large French oak casks and it is then aged in the bottle.
96 Points, Wine Advocate
This is the top-shelf wine from Il Poggione, and it's a must-have bottle for those who collect wines from this celebrated estate. From an icon vintage, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a beauty. It stands at the intersection of intensity, elegance and power. The fruit is shapely and dense with plenty of blackberry and black cherry, and you also get savory touches of campfire ash, tar, licorice, ferrous earth and balsam herb. Honestly, you get it all, including that distinctive Brunello power and abundance that is not easily achieved with such careful balance. The finish is structured, fresh and long, and with more time in the glass, the leathery or savory aromas become more pronounced (as does the alcohol).
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 Riserva Vigna Paganelli (12L Balthazar)
$1,999.99 x 1
Regular price $1,769.90 PER CASESIZE
1 PACK, 12000ml BOTTLES, $1,999.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2016
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Winemaker Notes
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is produced only in the best vintages and in limited quantity. This wine comes exclusively from "I Paganelli" vineyard, the oldest one in the estate, planted in 1964. Its vines, used as a clonal reference when planting new vineyards, produce high quality grapes which are picked by the individual selection of the best and ripest bunches. After the manual harvest, the must ferments at controlled temperature. Subsequently the wine spends a long time in large French oak casks and it is then aged in the bottle.
96 Points, Wine Advocate
This is the top-shelf wine from Il Poggione, and it's a must-have bottle for those who collect wines from this celebrated estate. From an icon vintage, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a beauty. It stands at the intersection of intensity, elegance and power. The fruit is shapely and dense with plenty of blackberry and black cherry, and you also get savory touches of campfire ash, tar, licorice, ferrous earth and balsam herb. Honestly, you get it all, including that distinctive Brunello power and abundance that is not easily achieved with such careful balance. The finish is structured, fresh and long, and with more time in the glass, the leathery or savory aromas become more pronounced (as does the alcohol).
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 Riserva Vigna Paganelli (DOUBLE MAGNUM)
$554.99 x 1
Regular price $491.14 PER CASESIZE
1 PACK, 3000ml BOTTLES, $554.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2016
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Winemaker Notes
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is produced only in the best vintages and in limited quantity. This wine comes exclusively from "I Paganelli" vineyard, the oldest one in the estate, planted in 1964. Its vines, used as a clonal reference when planting new vineyards, produce high quality grapes which are picked by the individual selection of the best and ripest bunches. After the manual harvest, the must ferments at controlled temperature. Subsequently the wine spends a long time in large French oak casks and it is then aged in the bottle.
96 Points, Wine Advocate
This is the top-shelf wine from Il Poggione, and it's a must-have bottle for those who collect wines from this celebrated estate. From an icon vintage, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a beauty. It stands at the intersection of intensity, elegance and power. The fruit is shapely and dense with plenty of blackberry and black cherry, and you also get savory touches of campfire ash, tar, licorice, ferrous earth and balsam herb. Honestly, you get it all, including that distinctive Brunello power and abundance that is not easily achieved with such careful balance. The finish is structured, fresh and long, and with more time in the glass, the leathery or savory aromas become more pronounced (as does the alcohol).
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 Riserva Vigna Paganelli (MAGNUM)
$314.99 x 1
Regular price $278.75 PER CASESIZE
1 PACK, 1500ml BOTTLES, $279.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2016
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Winemaker Notes
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is produced only in the best vintages and in limited quantity. This wine comes exclusively from "I Paganelli" vineyard, the oldest one in the estate, planted in 1964. Its vines, used as a clonal reference when planting new vineyards, produce high quality grapes which are picked by the individual selection of the best and ripest bunches. After the manual harvest, the must ferments at controlled temperature. Subsequently the wine spends a long time in large French oak casks and it is then aged in the bottle.
96 Points, Wine Advocate
This is the top-shelf wine from Il Poggione, and it's a must-have bottle for those who collect wines from this celebrated estate. From an icon vintage, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a beauty. It stands at the intersection of intensity, elegance and power. The fruit is shapely and dense with plenty of blackberry and black cherry, and you also get savory touches of campfire ash, tar, licorice, ferrous earth and balsam herb. Honestly, you get it all, including that distinctive Brunello power and abundance that is not easily achieved with such careful balance. The finish is structured, fresh and long, and with more time in the glass, the leathery or savory aromas become more pronounced (as does the alcohol).
Brunello di Montalcino 2018
$77.99 x 6
Regular price $414.11 PER CASESIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $77.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2018
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Ruby red in color, with a very intense, persistent nose and with red fruit notes. Warm, balanced flavor with velvet-smooth tannins. Long-lasting aroma.
Drink with red meats, game, and mature cheeses.
94 Points, Wine Advocate
The Il Poggione 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark and savory character with more fruit weight and concentration than you might find in many of its peers. This wine shows a dense center of gravity that is padded with dark cherry, blackberry, toasted spice, mahogany smoked meat and tilled earth. Despite the robust aromas, this Sangiovese is actually quite streamlined and polished in texture. The tannins are soft and veering toward accessibility. This is an ambitious production of 200,000 bottles. The estate's Riserva Vigna Paganelli was not made in 2018, so fruit from that wine went here instead.
Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (12000ml)
$1469.99 x 1
Regular price $1,661.09 PER CASESIZE
1 PACK, 12000ml BOTTLES, $1469.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2018
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Ruby red in color, with a very intense, persistent nose and with red fruit notes. Warm, balanced flavor with velvet-smooth tannins. Long-lasting aroma.
Drink with red meats, game, and mature cheeses.
94 Points, Wine Advocate
The Il Poggione 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark and savory character with more fruit weight and concentration than you might find in many of its peers. This wine shows a dense center of gravity that is padded with dark cherry, blackberry, toasted spice, mahogany smoked meat and tilled earth. Despite the robust aromas, this Sangiovese is actually quite streamlined and polished in texture. The tannins are soft and veering toward accessibility. This is an ambitious production of 200,000 bottles. The estate's Riserva Vigna Paganelli was not made in 2018, so fruit from that wine went here instead.
Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (375ml)
$39.99 x 12
Regular price $424.67 PER CASESIZE
12 PACK, 375ml BOTTLES, $39.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2018
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Ruby red in color, with a very intense, persistent nose and with red fruit notes. Warm, balanced flavor with velvet-smooth tannins. Long-lasting aroma.
Drink with red meats, game, and mature cheeses.
94 Points, Wine Advocate
The Il Poggione 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark and savory character with more fruit weight and concentration than you might find in many of its peers. This wine shows a dense center of gravity that is padded with dark cherry, blackberry, toasted spice, mahogany smoked meat and tilled earth. Despite the robust aromas, this Sangiovese is actually quite streamlined and polished in texture. The tannins are soft and veering toward accessibility. This is an ambitious production of 200,000 bottles. The estate's Riserva Vigna Paganelli was not made in 2018, so fruit from that wine went here instead.
Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (MAGNUM)
$209.99 x 1
Regular price $237.29 PER CASESIZE
1 PACK, 1500ml BOTTLES, $209.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2018
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Ruby red in color, with a very intense, persistent nose and with red fruit notes. Warm, balanced flavor with velvet-smooth tannins. Long-lasting aroma.
Drink with red meats, game, and mature cheeses.
94 Points, Wine Advocate
The Il Poggione 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark and savory character with more fruit weight and concentration than you might find in many of its peers. This wine shows a dense center of gravity that is padded with dark cherry, blackberry, toasted spice, mahogany smoked meat and tilled earth. Despite the robust aromas, this Sangiovese is actually quite streamlined and polished in texture. The tannins are soft and veering toward accessibility. This is an ambitious production of 200,000 bottles. The estate's Riserva Vigna Paganelli was not made in 2018, so fruit from that wine went here instead.
Rosso di Montalcino
$37.99 x 6
Regular price $201.72 PER CASESIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, 37.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2021
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Winemaker Notes
Younger, more accessible version of the Brunello, but already with an excellent structure and a great personality, Rosso di Montalcino is a very important wine for Tenuta Il Poggione.
Produced entirely from Sangiovese grapes, sourced in the estate's younger vineyards, Rosso di Montalcino is aged in large casks and barriques before a period of bottle aging. The wood aging, although not obligatory for the production of Rosso di Montalcino, tones down the tannins typical of a young Sangiovese and gives this red wine a complexity of aroma and structure that make it a great "Young Brunello".Intense ruby red colour. Fruity bouquet with red berry notes. Very well structured, yet soft, long-lasting flavour with smooth, velvety tannins.
Rosso di Montalcino (MAGNUM)
$67.99 x 6
Regular price $361.02 PER CASESIZE
6 PACK, 1500ml BOTTLES, $67.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2019
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese
Winemaker Notes
Younger, more accessible version of the Brunello, but already with an excellent structure and a great personality, Rosso di Montalcino is a very important wine for Tenuta Il Poggione.
Produced entirely from Sangiovese grapes, sourced in the estate's younger vineyards, Rosso di Montalcino is aged in large casks and barriques before a period of bottle aging. The wood aging, although not obligatory for the production of Rosso di Montalcino, tones down the tannins typical of a young Sangiovese and gives this red wine a complexity of aroma and structure that make it a great "Young Brunello".Intense ruby red colour. Fruity bouquet with red berry notes. Very well structured, yet soft, long-lasting flavour with smooth, velvety tannins.
Rosso di Toscana
$23.99 x 12
Regular price $254.76 PER CASESIZE
12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $23.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Tenuta Il Poggione
VINTAGE
2021
COLOUR
Red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
GRAPE
Sangiovese, Merlot, cabernet sauvignon
Ruby red in colour; on the nose it is intense, with notes of red fruit, sweet spices and vanilla. On the palate it is soft and with a good and pleasant acidity.