A classic vintage, producing bright fruit and mouthwateringly ripe tannins in a carefully grown wine, made to blossom during ageing.
96pts- Antonio Galloni (Vinous)The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento bursts from the glass with an exciting array of sweet dark cherries, flowers, mint and licorice. All of the elements are in the right place. The 2006 combines power and finesse to a degree I have seldom experienced in the Col d’Orcia wines. Layers of fruit flow through to the huge, authoritative finish. Readers will be tempted to try the 2006 young, and so will I, to tell the truth. Although I would love to be wrong, the reality is that the 2006 isn’t likely to peak until age 20 or so. This is a fantastic showing from Col d’Orcia. Yields in 2006 were the lowest ever (with the exception of 1997), which explains much of the wine’s richness and sheer power.
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