IL POGGIONE

Tenuta Il Poggione is a historic winery in the municipality of Montalcino, an ancient and prestigious winery appreciated for its traditionalist style and the excellence of its wines. Its origins date back to the late nineteenth century, when the Florentine

Tenuta Il Poggione is a historic winery in the municipality of Montalcino, an ancient and prestigious winery appreciated for its traditionalist style and the excellence of its wines. Its origins date back to the late nineteenth century, when the Florentine Lavinio Franceschi, fascinated by the majestic and evocative scenery of the hills between Montalcino and Sant’Angelo, sensed the winemaking potential of the area and the Sangiovese that had always been grown there.

The intuition and passion of the founder have remained the reference points of the Franceschi family, promoter of a production philosophy based on the great attention of work in the vineyard, on the enhancement of traditions and typical characteristics of the terroir and on respect for the environment. Today the Tenuta Il Poggione extends for 600 hectares in a landscape of rare beauty, populated by vineyards (125 hectares), olive groves and woods. The heart of the property is represented by the Paganelli vineyard, planted in 1964 and considered as the oldest vineyard in the whole denomination.

The wines of Tenuta Il Poggione are born from rigorous and classic interpretations of the Montalcino terroir. The magnificent expressions of Brunello stand out, absolutely paradigmatic of the category. They are wines that are born from a wise and traditionalist management of the vineyards and the work in the cellar: diversified agriculture is practiced with alternation of different crops near the vineyards, allowing the life and proliferation of wild animals; the production process follows traditional methods, but is carried out through the use of the most modern technologies. These are the prerequisites for the great excellence of Il Poggione, from which red wines with a unique and indispensable charm are born.