Le Potazzine - Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Le Potazzine
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Varietal	Sangiovese
Vintage	2018
Sku	38542
Size	750ml

  

WA

94

JR

17

V

95

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino has blossomed over the last year, blending earthy notes of worn leather and dusty rose that give way to woodland berries, cinnamon and tobacco. This is cool-toned and remarkably fresh with crisp wild berry fruits complicated by orange hints as inner violet florals cascade. It finishes long and lightly structured, leaving the mouth watering for more as a slightly salty tinge lingers. The 2018 from Le Potazzine is easily one of the top wines of this challenging vintage. That said, it is also more immediate.  Eric Guido

Le Potazzine delivers solid results thanks to the impressive positioning of its vines that straddle the crown of a high-elevation plain. The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino shows bright fruit with cherry and redcurrant, and that makes all the difference. Careful oak aging has enhanced the aromas. I also feel the effects of careful cellar aging in terms of mouthfeel, especially the structure and tannins. The wine is tightly stitched together with a point of sourness on the close. Give it a few more years to soften. Some 15,500 bottles were made.  Monica Larner

Lustrous mid ruby. Balsamic nose that is still a little closed. Supple, sweet and concentrated fruit through which the tangy acidity peeks on the finish. Quite a bit of stubborn tannins – this clearly needs more bottle age, for which it has plenty of substance. (WS)