Il Poggione, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2018

 I tasted this wine at a sales presentation (an event surprisingly different than a media presentation — a story for another time) and it wowed the crowd of assembled buyers as it did me.  It’s quite proper Brunello di Montalcino, showing power at this stage in its development and promising a long journey to elegance down the road.  Bold cherry with notes of anise, leather and garrigue tell the tale.  This one is a keeper.