Le Potazzine 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

Le Potazzine 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

Item Number: 21976

UPC: 8-032551192929

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub Region: Montalcino
Appellation/AVA: Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2019
Grape(s): 100% Sangiovese
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Gallestro

Le Potazzine’s Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a rare and profound expression of Sangiovese, produced only in exceptional vintages. The 2019 marks just the fifth release of a Riserva in the estate’s history (2004, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019, and soon to be released 2021) . It is a vineyard selection of the best grapes and rows, aged for nearly five years, and built to last for decades.

Winemaking Notes: Fermentation is spontaneous and long, lasting up to 40 days with no temperature control. Pump overs are done daily. After malolactic fermentation, the wine matures for around 54 months in large Slavonian oak before being bottled unfiltered.

Tasting Notes: The palate is full and savoury, with fine-grained tannins, precision, and a remarkably persistent finish. A wine of rare depth and balance, showcasing the heights that traditional Sangiovese can reach in the right hands and conditions.

Reviews

  • Vinous
    Rating: 98+ (11/26/2024)

    The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva tempts the imagination, like cracking open an ashen stone to find a bevy of exotic spices, dried herbs, lavender, wild blueberries and zests of blood orange. Silky and serene, it floods the palate with elegant textures and hints of ripe red and black fruit. It takes on graphite mineral tones toward the close as a bump of residual acidity maintains fantastic freshness. This stains the palate in residual concentration yet leaves the mouth watering for more. It is structured yet lively and fresh, with lingering notes of licorice, red plum, dark chocolate and currant.

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 96 (11/21/2024)

    In the bottle with the black label, the Le Potazzine 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is another beautiful creation from this high-elevation estate. It reveals tart fruit aromas with red and purple fruit highlights. There are hints of grilled watermelon, cassis and tart plum. It also offers grilled herb and dark mineral.

  • The Wine Spectator
    Rating: 95 (6/15/2025)

    This red is sleek and juicy, its strawberry, cherry, eucalyptus, wild herb and flinty flavors riding the linear structure. Complex and layered, with an intense, mineral-infused finish. All of the elements are in the right place.

  • Vinous
    Rating: 99 (11/20/2025)

    The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is radiant in the glass, showcasing the pure class of this exceptional vintage and the Le Potazzine house style. Lavender and geraniums mix with sweet smoke, black cherries and hints of tobacco as the 2019 entrances the taster. It displays fabulous balance, cool-toned, deep and complex, with masses of ripe red berry fruits that saturate over a stimulating wave of fresh acidity. Tannic and long yet still remarkably fresh, this leaves a pleasantly bitter tinge to pinch at the cheeks as nuances of licorice fade. What an absolutely beautiful Riserva.