In the glass
Aroma: dried cherry, rose petal, leather, balsamic
Palate: dried plum, iron, wild herbs, tobacco
Single-vineyard Brunello Riserva from the high-elevation Poggio al Vento parcel, library-released after 60 months in Slavonian botti.
What it pairs with
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Truffle-shaved pheasant
Library Brunello and white truffle. -
Aged Parmigiano with chestnut honey
Crystalline cheese amplifies depth. -
Roast venison
Game with library-bottle complexity.
History
Single-vineyard Brunello Riserva first bottled 1982 from the Poggio al Vento (windy slope) parcel at 380 metres in southern Montalcino. Col d'Orcia is one of Italy's largest organic estates (ICEA-certified 2013).
- 1982 — First Poggio al Vento Riserva vintage
- 2013 — Col d'Orcia certified organic by ICEA
Facts
- Producer
- Col d'Orcia
- Grapes
- Sangiovese Grosso (100%)
- Classification
- Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva
- Oak
- 60 months in large Slavonian oak casks
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 120 to 200 at retail
- Drinking window
- 15 to 35 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1982
Scores
- Wine Advocate 96 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2022)
- Vinous 95 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2021)