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Il Poggione

Montalcino · Siena (SI)
← Toscana
Established
1890
Lavinio Franceschi
Yearly production
Location
Montalcino
Siena (SI) · Toscana
Vineyard area
A large historic estate in the warm hamlet of Sant'Angelo in Colle on Montalcino's southern slopes, planted to Sangiovese Grosso, home to the old Vigna Paganelli.

Appellations

Brunello di Montalcino DOCGRosso di Montalcino DOC

History

Il Poggione is one of the historic estates of Brunello. Founded in 1890 by the Florentine Lavinio Franceschi at Sant'Angelo in Colle, it was a founding member of the Brunello consortium in 1967 and remains a benchmark for classic, botti-aged Brunello. Its Vigna Paganelli Riserva, from an old single vineyard, is a wine built for decades of cellaring.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Paganelli Riserva
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Rosso di Montalcino
Rosso di Montalcino DOC
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