TN: 2001 Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Riserva Il Decennale (Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino)

[Dan_Rosenheck]

• 2001 Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Riserva Il Decennale - Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino (7/6/2014)
  A very interesting side-by-side comparison with Poggio di Sotto’s Brunello of the same vintage. At the open, they were rather similar, middle-weight wines with healthy acid, cherry fruit, and earthy character. The BdM started more expressively, with the Decennale more reticent. With air, however, the wines started to diverge precisely as one would have expected. In comparison (though not in absolute terms), the BdM showed more of an herbal side but was relatively more sour and shrill, whereas the Decennale was denser, more tannic, more complex, flitted between black and red fruit, showed some charry chocolate oak character, and took on a smoky note with some cinnamon. It actually reminded me more of a great Sandrone Cannubi I had than of other Sangiovese. This is definitely a great drink now with a good decant, but is just starting to unfurl. I’d love to watch it evolve over the next 10-20 years. (92 pts.)

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[craig_v]

Haven’t had this but I love the straight Brunello.

@Dan Rosenheck

• 2001 Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Riserva Il Decennale - Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino (7/6/2014)
  A very interesting side-by-side comparison with Poggio di Sotto’s Brunello of the same vintage. At the open, they were rather similar, middle-weight wines with healthy acid, cherry fruit, and earthy character. The BdM started more expressively, with the Decennale more reticent. With air, however, the wines started to diverge precisely as one would have expected. In comparison (though not in absolute terms), the BdM showed more of an herbal side but was relatively more sour and shrill, whereas the Decennale was denser, more tannic, more complex, flitted between black and red fruit, showed some charry chocolate oak character, and took on a smoky note with some cinnamon. It actually reminded me more of a great Sandrone Cannubi I had than of other Sangiovese. This is definitely a great drink now with a good decant, but is just starting to unfurl. I’d love to watch it evolve over the next 10-20 years. (92 pts.)

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[Eric_Guido]

I tasted this upon release and only bought two bottles (I was still in school and broke), but loved it. Since then, I’ve enjoyed reading others tasting notes, as I’ve yet to see a negative comment. However, I don’t intend on opening my bottles for a while. Anyone who owns a quantity of this wine will be very happy down the road.