Tenuta Poggio Pollino

Fairly mature nose, preserved red berries and dried prunes, chocolate, caramel and spicy notes. Fairly mature again on the palate, partly dried berries and plums, more chocolate, spicy vegetal notes, tobacco, some coconut and caramel, integrated acidity, fine-grained, slightly astringent tannins, fairly persistent, some cassis on an attractive to good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PoP-LTA7/10

Fairly mature nose, preserved mixed berries and plum sauce, medicinal herbs and light vegetal notes, chocolate and caramel. Fairly juicy berry and cherry fruit on the palate, herbs and spices, earthy notes, hint of chocolate and tobacco, grainy tannins, slightly rustic style, integrated acidity, good grip and has some substance, delicately bitter on a good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PoP-LTA2/11

Slightly burnt earthy nose, dried small berries, some herbaceous notes and licorice. Fairly mature on the palate, dried prunes, dried berries and some cherries, delicately tart herbs, some more burnt notes, integrated tannins, uncomplicated style, overripe berries on an attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 12.5%, # PoP-LTA9/10

Muted nose, fairly open, apple fruit, vegetal notes with a hint of hay. Fairly simple on the palate, slightly dried out fruit, dried yellow fruit, more vegetal notes, integrated acidity, uncomplicated style, acceptable to attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 11.5%, # PoP-LTA14/10

Berries on the nose, earthy notes, some roasted notes and smoked meat. Bitter notes of dark chocolate on the palate, preserved, polished dark berry fruit, slightly prominent tannins, good backbone and has some substance, rustic style, but in a positive sense, attractive to good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13%, # PoP-LTA7/09

Dried berries and marinated plums on the nose, dark chocolate and dark malted notes, herbaceous and roasted notes. Fairly mature but also fairly restrained fruit on the palate, delicately bitter preserved and dried berries, some plums, cedary notes, prominent medicinal herbs, integrated, slightly astringent tannins, has substance and backbone, mineral notes on a slightly bitter and astringent but otherwise very good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PoP-LTA2/09

Partly dried berries and dark chocolate on the nose, prominent roasted and malted notes. More roasted notes on the palate, fairly mature and quite approachable, slightly tart preserved berry fruit, also some sweetish herbaceous notes, more dark chocolate, integrated tannins, not particularly deep, fairly simple style, very slightly bitter and astringent on an attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PoP-LTA1/09

Red and black currants on the nose, slightly burnt vegetal notes, soup greens, spring onions and bell peppers. Firm, prominent blackcurrant fruit on the palate, some blackberries, more bell peppers, delicately bitter herbs, light spicy notes, integrated tannins, attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 12.5%, # PoP-LTA12/09

Slightly burnt and smoky notes on the nose, pomaceous fruit, light spicy notes, touch of sugar candy. Diffuse preserved fruit on the palate, undergrowth and wilted flowers, very slightly artificial, integrated acidity provides backbone, attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 11.5%, # PoP-LTA11/09

Cranberries and dried tomatoes on the nose, slightly reductive, develops herbaceous notes with aeration, light animal notes and undergrowth. Cool and fairly light-bodied on the palate, elegant, polished cherry and red berry fruit, moderate notes of cocoa, some roasted nuts in the background, integrated tannins, already well balanced, but still slightly closed, attractive to good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PoP-LTA6/08

Preserved plums and red berries on the nose, delicate spice. Approachable with clear, partly preserved red berry fruit on the palate, hint of cherries, clean and refreshing, integrated tannins, not heavy, shows its origins and varietal character, attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 12.5%, # PoP-LTA5/08

Berries on the nose, herbs and spices, touch of lovage, light roasted notes and undergrowth. Straightforward, slightly rustic style, slightly tart red currant and cassis fruit on the palate, herbaceous notes, fine-grained, still slightly prominent tannins, has some substance, shows its origins, light mineral traces, crisp and fleshy on an attractive to good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # ME-LTA8/07

Slightly muted nose, yellow fruit, earthy with light nutty notes. Fairly light-bodied, with elegant polished apple fruit on the palate, integrated acidity with a hint of citrus, vegetal and herbaceous notes, earthy notes, strightforward, uncomplicated and refreshing style, attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 12.5%, # PoP-L08.092