Col d'Orcia Poggio al Vento Brunello di Montalcino Reserva 2010 [WA 97]

Wine Advocate 97 points.

Aged in oak for 48 months, the Col d'Orcia 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento is kept in bottle for two additional years. In other words, it is released seven years after the harvest. This wine is intensely powerful and rich, showing a hefty quality that cedes to dark fruit, grilled herb and tobacco. The vineyards are located in an ancient seabed with sandy soils. These impart salinity or minerality that comes through in all of these back vintages. This site is located at the heart of the estate, up on a hill, and is surrounded by cool woodlands. The soils are schistic galestro clay. Poggio al Vento is a seven-hectare vineyard, and this wine represents a special selection of fruit from across this site. The vines were planted in 1974 with replants in 1990. The main takeaway here is the tight tannic structure of this age-worthy wine. ML Nov 2024.