VINOUS: 92 POINTS FOR BRUNELLO POMONA 2018 VILLA POGGIO SALVI

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Pomona is enticingly spicy and fresh,with bright strawberry and waxy cherry complemented by hints of lavender and licorice. It’s like pure silk on the palate, seamless and suave, yet quickly gains in tension as tart wild berry fruit and fine-grained tannins saturate. This finishes long and structured with a lingering concentration and residual acids to balance, as violet inner florals slowly fade. – Eric Guido