DECANTER: 91 PUNTI PER IL BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA 2017 VILLA POGGIO SALVI

To the west of Montalcino, Villa Poggio Salvi’s 20-hectares rise from 350 to 500 metres above sea level. The Riserva is a selection of bunches from throughout. While not tired out by long ageing in large Slavonian oak casks, aromas are definitely tertiary and savoury. Nutmeg and cinnamon-spiced cherry make way for sweet tobacco, leather and a subtle suggestion of roasted meat, finishing with a tart cranberry-like note. There is plenty of vigour and chew from exuberantly extracted tannins, and the large, generous structure currently overpowers the fruit.