2015 Villa Poggio Salvi Brunello di Montalcino (Pre-Arrival)
SKU #1448600
93 points
James Suckling
Boysenberry crumble, black raspberries, licorice, treacle tart, forest floor and iron shavings are out in style. There’s pretty crunchiness to the acidity and the tannins have a chalky, spicy feel. Medium-to full-bodied and refined. Drink from 2021.
(9/2019)
92 points
Wine Enthusiast
This red offers aromas of baked plum, exotic spice, blue flower and new leather. The tight palate reflects the nose, featuring additional tones of dried black cherry, licorice and tobacco alongside firm, fine-grained tannins. (KO)
(5/2020)
91 points
Vinous
Bright red. Clean aromas and flavors of red fruit, tar and licorice. Then youthfully chewy but with polished tannins nicely providing backbone to the red fruit and herb flavors. Finishes with hints of coffee and balsamic herbs, and with excellent length. (ID)
(4/2020)
K&L Notes
91 points Eric Guido for Vinous: "The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino shows a mix of savory and sweet, with intense crushed cherry, cedar spice box, and dusty minerals, giving way to undergrowth and hints of sage. On the palate, silky textures are contrasted by intense, tart red berry, cranberry, and spice, with saturating tannins balanced by brisk acids. The finish is long, youthfully austere and tart, as hints of cranberry, saturating spice and saline-minerals slowly fade, leaving a twang of zesty acids." (04/2020)