San Polino Brunello di Montalcino 2017

Professional Ratings

• 94 James Suckling
  Brunello that shows the ripeness of the vintage. At the same time the rich plum and cherry character is buttressed with bright acidity and dusty tannins. It’s chewy yet polished. Fresh at the end.
• 92 Wine Enthusiast
  The nose is rather shy but eventually offers truffle, leather, ripe black-skinned fruit and crushed mint. Full-bodied and concentrated, the chewy palate doles out fleshy black cherry, raspberry jam and licorice alongside velvety, close-grained tannins. Drink through 2027.
• 91 Decanter
  San Polino produces two Brunello and this bottling hails from rented vineyards below the Fuligni estate in the northeast of Montalcino. It’s a lush, humid area with clay soil producing big juicy berries, even in 2017. Ample in proportions with plump, rich fruit, this is buoyed up by tangy acidity. Blackberry and currants are nuanced by earthy root and fragrant balsamic notes. This is lively in its execution and its clayey tannins stick to the mineral-edged finish. Another year in bottle would do this justice.