Poggio Sotto

Antonio Galloni calls Fattoria Poggio di Sotto a “cult producer” in Tuscany:

“Over the last decade or so, Poggio di Sotto has established itself as one of the cult producers in Montalcino” - Antonio Galloni

Proprietor Piero Palmucci is now making what Galloni calls “some of the most brilliant wines in Montalcino”. And he is also inspiring a whole new generation of young growers with his non-interventionalist philosophy to viticulture.

Fattoria Poggio di Sotto was founded in 1989, and the estate today comprises just 16 ha of steep, hillside Sangiovese vineyards.

The vineyards rise up to 400 metres on the Montalcino hill. The rocky soils are characterized by gravel and clay in the lower parcels and sandy clay in the upper levels, which is an excellent terroir for Sangiovese. Poggio di Sotto produces three Sangiovese-based wines: a Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva, a Brunello di Montalcino DOCGand a Rosso di Montalcino DOC.

Prices: In Bond Inc. VAT

Year	Wine	Region	Format	Qty	Score	Price
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2015 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £900.47
2015	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2015 (6x75cl) Falstaff (96) Clear, bright garnet red. Finely marked, very clear nose of fresh cherries and plums, some cinchona bark in the background. Rolls juicy and salty over the tongue, fine, grippy tannin in many layers, great tension, very long finish. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	96 (FS) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £900.47
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £1,247.27
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) Falstaff (99) Bright, flint garnet red. Seductive nose with pronounced notes of wild raspberry, some strawberry, underlaid with liquorice tones. On the palate extremely juicy and clear, many churches, in addition pomegranate and some blood orange, much tension, very long finish. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	99 (FS) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £1,247.27
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (1x150cl) Inc. VAT: £446.95
2017	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (1x150cl) Wine Advocate (97) Made with certified-organic fruit, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is an impossibly graceful wine from a challenging vintage. This bottle defies the odds—and the dry heat of the growing season—to reveal soft layers of cherry, cassis and more vibrant fruit. It glides clear over the palate with silky momentum, and you only notice the tannins at the very end. Even those should soften and integrate as this collectible wine continues it bottle evolution. Production is 19,000 bottles. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	1x150cl	10	97 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £446.95
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £847.67
2017	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (97) Made with certified-organic fruit, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is an impossibly graceful wine from a challenging vintage. This bottle defies the odds—and the dry heat of the growing season—to reveal soft layers of cherry, cassis and more vibrant fruit. It glides clear over the palate with silky momentum, and you only notice the tannins at the very end. Even those should soften and integrate as this collectible wine continues it bottle evolution. Production is 19,000 bottles. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	97 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £847.67
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £2,141.27
2015	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015 (6x75cl) Jeb Dunnuck (98) The 2015 Brunello Riserva is austere upon opening and requires air to fully express its potential this early. It is perfumed and translucent, with raspberry fruit, leather, black licorice, and rose petal. The palate is structured with drying tannins and mouthwatering acidity, noted by violets, dried herbs and crisp cherry fruit. The warmth of the 2015 vintage is present, though it remains refreshing, tension-driven, and persistent. The 2015 Riserva was aged in large Slavonian barrels for 52 months, and only 1300 bottles were produced. It is a wonderful and immensely pleasurable wine that will be a joy to revisit if the unlikely opportunity should ever arrive. 2021-2051 Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	2	98 (JD) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £2,141.27
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (1x150cl) Inc. VAT: £985.75
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (1x150cl) Wine Advocate (100) The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine and an archetype of classic Sangiovese from Montalcino. I could drink this wine all day if it weren't so expensive. This Riserva is extremely fine and nuanced with the thinnest of fibers that wash over the palate like fine silk. Certified-organic fruit shapes aromas of cassis, cranberry, peony, tea leaf, orange and rusty nail. The aromas are tight and contained, yet they become increasingly expansive and expressive as the wine opens in the glass. It has contained power and, most importantly, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol, which makes all the difference in terms of balance and elegance. 8,000 bottles were made. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	1x150cl	3	100 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £985.75
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (3x75cl) Inc. VAT: £1,257.24
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (3x75cl) Wine Advocate (100) The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine and an archetype of classic Sangiovese from Montalcino. I could drink this wine all day if it weren't so expensive. This Riserva is extremely fine and nuanced with the thinnest of fibers that wash over the palate like fine silk. Certified-organic fruit shapes aromas of cassis, cranberry, peony, tea leaf, orange and rusty nail. The aromas are tight and contained, yet they become increasingly expansive and expressive as the wine opens in the glass. It has contained power and, most importantly, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol, which makes all the difference in terms of balance and elegance. 8,000 bottles were made. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	3x75cl	1	100 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £1,257.24
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £2,048.87
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (100) The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine and an archetype of classic Sangiovese from Montalcino. I could drink this wine all day if it weren't so expensive. This Riserva is extremely fine and nuanced with the thinnest of fibers that wash over the palate like fine silk. Certified-organic fruit shapes aromas of cassis, cranberry, peony, tea leaf, orange and rusty nail. The aromas are tight and contained, yet they become increasingly expansive and expressive as the wine opens in the glass. It has contained power and, most importantly, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol, which makes all the difference in terms of balance and elegance. 8,000 bottles were made. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	100 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £2,048.87
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2014 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £463.67
2014	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2014 (6x75cl) Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	19	-	Inc. VAT: £463.67
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £506.87
2016	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (94) The 2016 Rosso di Montalcino (with 18,000 bottles made) is a beautiful wine that could certainly rival full-fledged Brunello from some of the best estates in the appellation. This is especially true in the case of this vintage that over performs from all points of view. Poggio di Sotto makes a concerted effort to promote its Rosso as a stand-alone wine, and not as a little sister or Brunello inferior. Specific investments have been made to differentiate the Rosso program, and well, you might notice the expensive price point. Is the wine worth it? You can purchase some of Montalcino’s best Brunellos for less than this. However, there is a unique level of primary fruit intensity here with bold fruit aromas of cassis and wild raspberry that you would never get in a wine that ages as long as Brunello does. This is a fresh and forward wine that delivers impressive complexity and depth. The context is young fruit, not evolved fruit. In a sense, this wine embodies the true philosophy of Rosso di Montalcino more than any of its peers. The wine is not less important than Brunello, but it does strive to display Sangiovese at a different moment in its lifeline. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	10	94 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £506.87
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £340.06
2017	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) Vinous (92) The 2017 Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino will need some time to fully open up. The nose is reticent, requiring quite a bit of coaxing, before a bouquet of fresh sweet strawberry, cherry, Tuscan spice box, dusty florals and hints of mint lift from the glass. On the palate, soft textures flood the senses, offset by tart red fruits, minerals and spice, as the 2018 seems to hover - well poised, almost weightless, yet still fully satisfying. The finish is long and very pretty, as fresh red fruits resonate above a tactile mix of acid, minerals and light tannin, giving way to a singular red floral note that seems to go on for minutes. 2 In Stock - Immediate Delivery	Tuscany	6x75cl	2	92 (VN) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £340.06
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2018 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £346.06
2018	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2018 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (95) This wine has more in common with a Brunello than it does a Rosso. Made with certified-organic fruit, Poggio di Sotto's 2018 Rosso di Montalcino is a very fine and smooth expression that caresses the senses. The bouquet is enlivened by forest berry, peat moss, lilac and wildflowers. The 2018 vintage is usually understated in personality, but this wine speaks of elegance and nuance. It's just stunning. 1 In Stock - Immediate Delivery	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	95 (WA) Read Review/Description	Inc. VAT: £346.06
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2019 (6x75cl) Inc. VAT: £343.66
2019	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2019 (6x75cl) 1 In Stock - Immediate Delivery	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	-	Inc. VAT: £343.66

Year	Wine	Region	Format	Qty	Score	Price
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2015 (6x75cl) In Bond: £737.00
2015	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2015 (6x75cl) Falstaff (96) Clear, bright garnet red. Finely marked, very clear nose of fresh cherries and plums, some cinchona bark in the background. Rolls juicy and salty over the tongue, fine, grippy tannin in many layers, great tension, very long finish. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	96 (FS) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £737.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) In Bond: £1,026.00
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) Falstaff (99) Bright, flint garnet red. Seductive nose with pronounced notes of wild raspberry, some strawberry, underlaid with liquorice tones. On the palate extremely juicy and clear, many churches, in addition pomegranate and some blood orange, much tension, very long finish. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	99 (FS) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £1,026.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (1x150cl) In Bond: £368.00
2017	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (1x150cl) Wine Advocate (97) Made with certified-organic fruit, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is an impossibly graceful wine from a challenging vintage. This bottle defies the odds—and the dry heat of the growing season—to reveal soft layers of cherry, cassis and more vibrant fruit. It glides clear over the palate with silky momentum, and you only notice the tannins at the very end. Even those should soften and integrate as this collectible wine continues it bottle evolution. Production is 19,000 bottles. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	1x150cl	10	97 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £368.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) In Bond: £693.00
2017	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (97) Made with certified-organic fruit, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is an impossibly graceful wine from a challenging vintage. This bottle defies the odds—and the dry heat of the growing season—to reveal soft layers of cherry, cassis and more vibrant fruit. It glides clear over the palate with silky momentum, and you only notice the tannins at the very end. Even those should soften and integrate as this collectible wine continues it bottle evolution. Production is 19,000 bottles. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	97 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £693.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015 (6x75cl) In Bond: £1,771.00
2015	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015 (6x75cl) Jeb Dunnuck (98) The 2015 Brunello Riserva is austere upon opening and requires air to fully express its potential this early. It is perfumed and translucent, with raspberry fruit, leather, black licorice, and rose petal. The palate is structured with drying tannins and mouthwatering acidity, noted by violets, dried herbs and crisp cherry fruit. The warmth of the 2015 vintage is present, though it remains refreshing, tension-driven, and persistent. The 2015 Riserva was aged in large Slavonian barrels for 52 months, and only 1300 bottles were produced. It is a wonderful and immensely pleasurable wine that will be a joy to revisit if the unlikely opportunity should ever arrive. 2021-2051 Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	2	98 (JD) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £1,771.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (1x150cl) In Bond: £817.00
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (1x150cl) Wine Advocate (100) The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine and an archetype of classic Sangiovese from Montalcino. I could drink this wine all day if it weren't so expensive. This Riserva is extremely fine and nuanced with the thinnest of fibers that wash over the palate like fine silk. Certified-organic fruit shapes aromas of cassis, cranberry, peony, tea leaf, orange and rusty nail. The aromas are tight and contained, yet they become increasingly expansive and expressive as the wine opens in the glass. It has contained power and, most importantly, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol, which makes all the difference in terms of balance and elegance. 8,000 bottles were made. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	1x150cl	3	100 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £817.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (3x75cl) In Bond: £1,041.00
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (3x75cl) Wine Advocate (100) The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine and an archetype of classic Sangiovese from Montalcino. I could drink this wine all day if it weren't so expensive. This Riserva is extremely fine and nuanced with the thinnest of fibers that wash over the palate like fine silk. Certified-organic fruit shapes aromas of cassis, cranberry, peony, tea leaf, orange and rusty nail. The aromas are tight and contained, yet they become increasingly expansive and expressive as the wine opens in the glass. It has contained power and, most importantly, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol, which makes all the difference in terms of balance and elegance. 8,000 bottles were made. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	3x75cl	1	100 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £1,041.00
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (6x75cl) In Bond: £1,694.00
2016	Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (100) The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine and an archetype of classic Sangiovese from Montalcino. I could drink this wine all day if it weren't so expensive. This Riserva is extremely fine and nuanced with the thinnest of fibers that wash over the palate like fine silk. Certified-organic fruit shapes aromas of cassis, cranberry, peony, tea leaf, orange and rusty nail. The aromas are tight and contained, yet they become increasingly expansive and expressive as the wine opens in the glass. It has contained power and, most importantly, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol, which makes all the difference in terms of balance and elegance. 8,000 bottles were made. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	100 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £1,694.00
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2014 (6x75cl) In Bond: £373.00
2014	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2014 (6x75cl) Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	19	-	In Bond: £373.00
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) In Bond: £409.00
2016	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2016 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (94) The 2016 Rosso di Montalcino (with 18,000 bottles made) is a beautiful wine that could certainly rival full-fledged Brunello from some of the best estates in the appellation. This is especially true in the case of this vintage that over performs from all points of view. Poggio di Sotto makes a concerted effort to promote its Rosso as a stand-alone wine, and not as a little sister or Brunello inferior. Specific investments have been made to differentiate the Rosso program, and well, you might notice the expensive price point. Is the wine worth it? You can purchase some of Montalcino’s best Brunellos for less than this. However, there is a unique level of primary fruit intensity here with bold fruit aromas of cassis and wild raspberry that you would never get in a wine that ages as long as Brunello does. This is a fresh and forward wine that delivers impressive complexity and depth. The context is young fruit, not evolved fruit. In a sense, this wine embodies the true philosophy of Rosso di Montalcino more than any of its peers. The wine is not less important than Brunello, but it does strive to display Sangiovese at a different moment in its lifeline. Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: 5-7 weeks	Tuscany	6x75cl	10	94 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £409.00
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) In Bond: £269.99
2017	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2017 (6x75cl) Vinous (92) The 2017 Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino will need some time to fully open up. The nose is reticent, requiring quite a bit of coaxing, before a bouquet of fresh sweet strawberry, cherry, Tuscan spice box, dusty florals and hints of mint lift from the glass. On the palate, soft textures flood the senses, offset by tart red fruits, minerals and spice, as the 2018 seems to hover - well poised, almost weightless, yet still fully satisfying. The finish is long and very pretty, as fresh red fruits resonate above a tactile mix of acid, minerals and light tannin, giving way to a singular red floral note that seems to go on for minutes. 2 In Stock - Immediate Delivery	Tuscany	6x75cl	2	92 (VN) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £269.99
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2018 (6x75cl) In Bond: £274.99
2018	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2018 (6x75cl) Wine Advocate (95) This wine has more in common with a Brunello than it does a Rosso. Made with certified-organic fruit, Poggio di Sotto's 2018 Rosso di Montalcino is a very fine and smooth expression that caresses the senses. The bouquet is enlivened by forest berry, peat moss, lilac and wildflowers. The 2018 vintage is usually understated in personality, but this wine speaks of elegance and nuance. It's just stunning. 1 In Stock - Immediate Delivery	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	95 (WA) Read Review/Description	In Bond: £274.99
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2019 (6x75cl) In Bond: £272.99
2019	Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2019 (6x75cl) 1 In Stock - Immediate Delivery	Tuscany	6x75cl	1	-	In Bond: £272.99

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