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Villa Poggio Salvi 2006 Riserva Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
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- $60
This is a broad, masculine Brunello with layers of spice, leather, Spanish cedar, cola and cured meat. The mouthfeel is streamlined and elegant, with crisp acidity and a solidly tannic base.
— M.L.
(5/1/2012)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2001 Riserva Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
- $99
This boasts a brilliant ruby color and a very beautiful appearance that is enhanced by its large aromatic offering. Blueberry, raspberry and cherry are backed by roasted nut and spice tones that are generous without being overwhelming. The wine ends with bright fruit flavors and a long finish and can be paired with red meat or game dishes.
— M.L.
(3/1/2008)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2004 Riserva Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
- $80
Poggio Salvi’s Brunello Riserva offers genuine and linear fruit tones with bright berry and cherry layers lavished over spice and leather. The wine is tonic and tight in the mouth with lingering notes of spice and smoke on the close.
— M.L.
(8/1/2010)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2000 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
- $70
Eight years after the harvest and this Brunello’s fruity core is intact and still juicy. Beautiful balsam notes enhance the cherry flavors and are backed by bramble, forest berry and sweet almond paste. The aromas are delicate and balanced and the mouthfeel is textured in a pleasurable, long-lasting way.
— M.L.
(3/1/2008)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2003 Sangiovese (Brunello di Montalcino)
- $65
Ripe berry fruit, cherry and blackberry are backed by exotic spice and generous vanilla essence to create the backbone of this compelling Brunello. There’s nice complexity here with distant, playful notes of dried blue flower, rose bud and natural rubber that work well together. In the mouth, the wine has a solid, gritty texture and vibrant fruit flavors.
— M.L.
(3/1/2008)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2004 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
- $45
Villa Poggio Salvi delivers bold, modern expressions of Brunello that will appeal to those who enjoy a big and succulent style of wine. It’s well integrated with vibrant cherry flavors that are enhanced by vanilla and exotic spice. It’s also clean and tonic in the mouth and offers a playful touch of almond Amaretto on the close.
— M.L.
(6/1/2009)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2005 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
- $50
Surrounded by forests teeming with wild animals and boars, Poggio Salvi has one of Montalcino’s most isolated and unique vineyards. This wine offers cherry and spice aromas with an easy but extremely polished mouthfeel. Bright acidity at the end underlines those vibrant berries flavors.
— M.L.
(10/1/2010)
Villa Poggio Salvi 2005 Tosco Red (Toscana)
- $30
This is characterized by distinctive notes of red cherry cola, root beer, chopped garden herb and toasted vanilla bean. The wine offers chewy tannins and vibrant fruit tones that are pure and intact. Drink this wine with wild boar or rabbit.
— M.L.
(3/1/2008)
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