Le Potazzine | Brunello di Montalcino

Gigliola Gianetti and daughters Viola and Sofia run this brilliant estate just to the south west of Montalcino, boasting some of the region's highest vineyards at 507 metres. Together with the influence of wind flow from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, this altitude allows Le Potazzine's vines to benefit from long warm days and cool evenings, giving the wines their trademark elegance and harmony. 

2021 Rosso di Montalcino Le Potazzine - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2023 - 2029
  • Le Potazzine
  • 6x75cl
  • Montalcino, Italy
  • Available Later
Pricing
£125.00 In Bond £166.07 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis, March 2023

    Fragrant and full of finesse, the 2021 is a knockout Rosso that exudes gorgeous scents of forest berries, blue flower and wild herb on the nose. Bright red cherry, blood orange, star anise and black tea flow across the fine taut palate. This will be a joy to drink over the next few years.

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2018 Brunello di Montalcino Le Potazzine - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2025 - 2030
  • Le Potazzine
  • 6x75cl
  • Montalcino, Italy
  • Available Later
Pricing
£295.00 In Bond £370.07 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Wine Advocate, March 2023, Score: 94+

    Le Potazzine delivers solid results thanks to the impressive positioning of its vines that straddle the crown of a high-elevation plain. The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino shows bright fruit with cherry and redcurrant, and that makes all the difference. Careful oak aging has enhanced the aromas. I also feel the effects of careful cellar aging in terms of mouthfeel, especially the structure and tannins. The wine is tightly stitched together with a point of sourness on the close. Give it a few more years to soften. Some 15,500 bottles were made. Drink 2025-2038.

  • Vinous, October 2022, Score: 94+

    The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino takes some coaxing to come together in the glass, dusty yet floral, with crushed ashen stones and a core of plum followed by savory herbs and black currant beneath it all. This is elegance personified, casting velvety textural waves of ripe red and blue berries across the palate, all lifted by brisk acidity, and with a flourish of lavender that lights up the senses. A coating of fine tannins lingers, yet the mouth is left watering for more, as nuances of licorice and blackberry slowly fade. The 2018 is a classy rendition of the vintage, elevated by a slightly higher declassification of juice that went into the Rosso di Montalcino. I’d give it another two to three years of cellaring to come fully together. Drink 2025-2033.

  • Kerin O’Keefe, December 2022, Score: 97

    The beautiful floral nose reveals violet and rose that mingle with perfumed berry and spicy notes. Juicy and savory, the linear palate is all about finesse and energy, delivering tart red cherry, strawberry compote, cinnamon and star anise framed in tense, refined tannins and bright acidity. Drink 2024–2033.

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Pricing

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  • IB: In Bond. These wines have had no UK Duty or VAT paid on them. Wines can be purchased In Bond for storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse, or for export to non-EU countries.

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  • EP: En Primeur. These wines are lying in the Domaines’ cellars until shipping. They can only be purchased In Bond. On arrival in the UK these wines can either be stored In Bond in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse or delivered directly to you. When you decide to take delivery, Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate become payable.