The 2015 Montecucco Riserva Poggio Lombrone shows peppery florals and cedary spice, with hints of young strawberry, green botanicals and musky animal undergrowth. Silky textures flood the senses with flavors of tart cherry and savory herbs, as saline-minerals and round tannins collect on the senses. It finishes long, structured, and refined, resonating on brisk acids and spice, the red fruits lingering on. The Poggio Lombrone is a wine of real fruit and floral purity, which grows on you the more time you spend with it. I don't see this aging beyond the medium term, yet it will provide many years of fine drinking for the Sangiovese purist.

Rich and broad, evoking plum, earth, leather and saline mineral flavors. Firmly structured, yet balanced by ripe fruit, with a tightly wound finish. Best from 2020 through 2028. 1,500 cases made, 300 cases imported.