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The December 2022 Auction: Part 1

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Auction Ends: 12/1/2022 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #410. Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 97 WA.
"Made with certified-organic fruit, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is an impossibly graceful wine . . . . This bottle defies the odds—and the dry heat of the growing season—to reveal soft layers of cherry, cassis and more vibrant fruit. It glides clear over the palate with silky momentum, and you only notice the tannins at the very end. Even those should soften and integrate as this collectible wine continues it bottle evolution. These wines from Maria Iris and Claudio Tipa (of ColleMassari) renewed my faith in the enormous potential of Montalcino. I wrote about the 'soul of Brunello' in my introductory article and played around with a definition of what that means. You could read my words, or just pop your nose into a glass with any one of the wines reviewed here, and that spirit would be revealed to you. Not not only did these wines (particularly the Poggio di Sotto 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva—a wine I can still taste in my mind) renew my faith, they sparked my passion. I can't wait to get back to Montalcino. Poggio di Sotto is an estate that spares no expense (all the wines are now organic, and the estate has old vines up to 45 years old and is home to 120 biotypes of Sangiovese), so it would be rather tragic if the wines weren't so good. However, these are better than good. I think they are a new benchmark for the region." Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, Feb 2022
Provenance: The Multitude Cellar
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $170

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