Reviews
There’s a rare depth and richness to this with dark plums and cherries as well as bark and forest-floor undertones. Full-bodied but not overpowering with chewy and polished tannins. Extremely persistent. Needs time to soften. Another great riserva like the 2016. Best after 2028.
This dense version is saturated with plum, cherry, beef bouillon, earth and menthol flavors. Beefy in profile, with muscular tannins gripping the long aftertaste. Best from 2027 through 2038.
Bright and elegant, evoking cherry, strawberry, floral, iron and spice aromas and flavors, with wild herbs peeking through on the finish. Shows a dense structure that bodes well for the future, and overall this feels balanced. Best from 2025 through 2043.
Aromas of underbrush, toasted nut, violet and eucalyptus mingle with a whiff of tobacco. The tobacco note follows through to the full-bodied, velvety palate, along with prune, dried cherry and licorice. Taut, fine-grained tannins provide support.
Forest floor, camphor, blue flower and pipe tobacco aromas take shape in the glass. Full-bodied and brawny, the concentrated palate exhibits raisin, prune, licorice and the heat of evident alcohol alongside densely woven, velvety tannins.
Perfumed with flowers, dark fruits and orange peel on the nose. Full-bodied with firm and integrated tannins that are chewy yet polished and focused. Turns muscular and toned at the end. Better after 2024.
Balsamic notes of pine, tobacco and Scotch broom gain the upper hand over the strawberry and cherry fruit in this red, at present. Tightly wound, an intense core of fruit persists through the mostly savory finish. Best from 2025 through 2045.
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Forest-floor, new leather and pipe-tobacco aromas mingle with notes of violet and coffee bean. Elegantly structured, the taut, savory palate doles out ripe black cherry, blackberry jam, licorice and a hint of espresso while polished, fine-grained tannins and tangy acidity provide age-worthy support. It's still youthfully austere so give it a few more years to come around.
Mixed-cherry, floral and crushed-stone aromas. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a fresh finish. Linear and tight with a line of fine tannins that holds this all together. Iodine and mushroom notes come through. Try after 2023
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Aromas of forest floor, pipe tobacco, wild berry and crushed botanical herb shape the nose. Radiant and all about finesse, the vibrant palate offers red cherry, cranberry, coffee bean and star anise before closing on a hint of graphite. It's still youthfully austere and needs time to fully develop.
Broad, featuring plum, black cherry and black currant flavors, with hints of licorice, leather and spice. A fruity style, backed by lively acidity and tannins. A red of great finesse, balance and length. Will benefit from aeration. Best from 2022 through 2038.
Extremely complex aromas of cedar, mushroom and walnut highlighting the cherry and flowers. The palate is full and complete with ultra-fine and caressing tannins that are truly silky. It’s still very young, but shows beauty and seduction. Try after 2020.
Top 100 Wines of Italy 2019
Forest floor, grilled herb and pipe-tobacco aromas lead the way on this firmly structured wine. The full-bodied palate offers dried cherry, steeped prune, orange zest and licorice set against tightly knit close-grained tannins. Drink 2022–2032.
Big, ripe black cherry and plum flavors are backed by dusty tannins in this rustic red, which displays power, with the vibrant acidity lending a touch of finesse. Tobacco, leather and iron notes add depth on the finish.
A riserva with so much structure and tension. A full body that shows dried fruit and mushroom flavors. Walnut soil, too. So long and powerful. A glorious wine. Wine for the long term. Drink in 2017.
| Review product name | Reviewer | Rating | Review text | Date posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 97 pts |
There’s a rare depth and richness to this with dark plums and cherries as well as bark and forest-floor undertones. Full-bodied but not overpowering with chewy and polished tannins. Extremely persistent. Needs time to soften. Another great riserva like the 2016. Best after 2028. |
January 14, 2025 |
| 2018 Poggio alle Mura Brunello di Montlacino Riserva DOCG | Wine Spectator | 93 pts |
This dense version is saturated with plum, cherry, beef bouillon, earth and menthol flavors. Beefy in profile, with muscular tannins gripping the long aftertaste. Best from 2027 through 2038. |
May 8, 2024 |
| 2016 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Advocate | 96+ | June 1, 2023 | |
| 2016 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Spectator | 94 pts |
Bright and elegant, evoking cherry, strawberry, floral, iron and spice aromas and flavors, with wild herbs peeking through on the finish. Shows a dense structure that bodes well for the future, and overall this feels balanced. Best from 2025 through 2043. |
May 2, 2022 |
| 2016 Poggio alle Mura Riserva Brunello di Montalcino DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 93 pts |
Aromas of underbrush, toasted nut, violet and eucalyptus mingle with a whiff of tobacco. The tobacco note follows through to the full-bodied, velvety palate, along with prune, dried cherry and licorice. Taut, fine-grained tannins provide support. |
January 27, 2022 |
| 2016 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 92 pts |
Forest floor, camphor, blue flower and pipe tobacco aromas take shape in the glass. Full-bodied and brawny, the concentrated palate exhibits raisin, prune, licorice and the heat of evident alcohol alongside densely woven, velvety tannins. |
January 27, 2022 |
| 2016 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 97 pts |
Perfumed with flowers, dark fruits and orange peel on the nose. Full-bodied with firm and integrated tannins that are chewy yet polished and focused. Turns muscular and toned at the end. Better after 2024. |
January 10, 2022 |
| 2015 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Spectator | 94 pts |
Balsamic notes of pine, tobacco and Scotch broom gain the upper hand over the strawberry and cherry fruit in this red, at present. Tightly wound, an intense core of fruit persists through the mostly savory finish. Best from 2025 through 2045. |
June 1, 2021 |
| 2015 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 96 pts |
Cellar Selection Forest-floor, new leather and pipe-tobacco aromas mingle with notes of violet and coffee bean. Elegantly structured, the taut, savory palate doles out ripe black cherry, blackberry jam, licorice and a hint of espresso while polished, fine-grained tannins and tangy acidity provide age-worthy support. It's still youthfully austere so give it a few more years to come around. |
February 3, 2021 |
| 2015 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 95 pts |
Mixed-cherry, floral and crushed-stone aromas. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a fresh finish. Linear and tight with a line of fine tannins that holds this all together. Iodine and mushroom notes come through. Try after 2023 |
February 2, 2021 |
| 2013 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 95 pts |
Cellar Selection Aromas of forest floor, pipe tobacco, wild berry and crushed botanical herb shape the nose. Radiant and all about finesse, the vibrant palate offers red cherry, cranberry, coffee bean and star anise before closing on a hint of graphite. It's still youthfully austere and needs time to fully develop. |
July 8, 2020 |
| 2013 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Spectator | 94 pts |
Broad, featuring plum, black cherry and black currant flavors, with hints of licorice, leather and spice. A fruity style, backed by lively acidity and tannins. A red of great finesse, balance and length. Will benefit from aeration. Best from 2022 through 2038. |
July 8, 2020 |
| 2013 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 97 pts |
Extremely complex aromas of cedar, mushroom and walnut highlighting the cherry and flowers. The palate is full and complete with ultra-fine and caressing tannins that are truly silky. It’s still very young, but shows beauty and seduction. Try after 2020. Top 100 Wines of Italy 2019 |
January 30, 2020 |
| 2012 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 94 pts |
Forest floor, grilled herb and pipe-tobacco aromas lead the way on this firmly structured wine. The full-bodied palate offers dried cherry, steeped prune, orange zest and licorice set against tightly knit close-grained tannins. Drink 2022–2032. |
May 7, 2018 |
| 2010 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | Wine Spectator | 92 pts |
Big, ripe black cherry and plum flavors are backed by dusty tannins in this rustic red, which displays power, with the vibrant acidity lending a touch of finesse. Tobacco, leather and iron notes add depth on the finish. |
June 9, 2016 |
| 2010 Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 97 pts |
A riserva with so much structure and tension. A full body that shows dried fruit and mushroom flavors. Walnut soil, too. So long and powerful. A glorious wine. Wine for the long term. Drink in 2017. |
March 31, 2016 |
| Wine Enthusiast |