Montalcino Report

Benvenuto Brunello 2010 Day 2: the tile of Yuko and Shin Kibayashi

The higlight of Saturday's Benvenuto was the press conference with the evaluation of the vintage 2009 (4 stars) and the pose of the tile (above), which is posited in the wall of the municipal office of Montalcino each year.

This year the tile was designed by the Japanese artists sister and brother Yuko e Shin Kibayashi, creators of the famous wine related Japanese manga "The drops of God".
 

Patrizio Cencioni the president of Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino helped them to post the tile.

 

  

Benvenuto Brunello Day 1

Day 1 of Benvenuto Brunello

I was pouring Rosso di Montalcino 08, Brunello 05 and Riserva 04 together with Paolo, our "Ragioniere Anziano".

Journalist day today and tomorrow nad Sun and Mon will be for the trade.

 
 

Tasting 1967 Il Poggione and 1969 Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino before the Benvenuto Brunello

Thursday evening we have organized the press dinner for some journalist, in cooperation with Col d'Orcia. Chef Roberto Rossi from Ristorante Silene was cooking and the following wines have been served:

Il Poggione Lo Sbrancato Rosé with the aperitif

Rosso di Montalcino 2008 Il Poggione and Col d'Orcia

Brunello di Montalcino 2005 Il Poggione and Col d'Orcia

Brunello di Montalcino 2004 Riserva - Vigna Paganelli Il Poggione

Brunello di Montalcino 1999 Riserva Col d'Orcia

Brunello di Montalcino 1967 Il Poggione

Brunello di Montalcino 1969 Riserva Col d'Orcia

Moscadello di Montalcino Il Poggione and Col d'Orcia

Also Leopoldo Franceschi (owner of Il Poggione, left) and Francesco Marone Cinzano (owner of Col d'Orcia, right) attended the dinner.

 

Benvenuto Brunello 2010 begins 19 february tomorrow

The grand tasting of the Benvenuto Brunello the "welcome Brunello" begins tomorrow 19 february for the journalists and then 21 february for the public. We at the Tenuta Il Poggione will be pouring the Rosso di Montalcino 08, Brunello 05 and Riserva 04, and the 2003 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva "Paganelli", which has always been made from our best vineyard "Paganelli" with the oldest vines on the estate but it is the first time to be labeled "Paganelli" in the history. We hope to see you there! 

 

A video about the Italian Wine Master in New York

Directed by my friend Mary Anne Sullivan! Thank you, Mary Anne!

Thanks you, Chicago, and now to New York

Thanks you to all the people who have come to taste with me yesterday in Chicago at Italian Wine Masters at the Chicago Hilton Hotel. Today I will visit with many more wine professionals and then I leave for New York will I be pouring our wines at the Italian Wine Masters event as the part of the Vino 2010. I hope to see you there! 

A vertical tasting of Il Poggione going back to 1955

My father Fabrizio Bindocci is to lead a tasting of Il Poggione going back to 1955 at the Merano Wine Festival on 14 February 2010. 

The wines will be these: Brunello di Montalcino 2001 Riserva, 1995 Riserva, 1993 Riserva, 1988, 1980 Riserva, 1975, 1970, 1969, 1966, 1955.

To register for the tasting please click here. 

The Merano Wine Festival, held each year in the town of Merano in the Province of Bolzano in German-speaking Italy, is one of the most important wine festivals for fine wine in the world. 

 

Online registration Italian Wine Masters (Feb. 1) and Vino 2010 (Feb. 4)

On line registration is now available for the Italian Wine Masters event in Chicago on 1 February 2010 and the Italian Wine Masters and Vino 2010 events in New York on 4 February 2010.

These events take the place of the Benvenuto Brunello event of the year's past.

To register for Chicago, please click here.

To register for New York, please click here.

And to register for the Vino 2010 seminars, please click here.

I will be pouring the wines of my father and me at both Italian Wine Masters events.

I hope to see you there at this ground-breaking event! 

Today I pour our wines at the Eccellenza di Toscana tasting in Florence

Today I pour our wines at the Eccellenza di Toscana tasting in Florence. The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino of Il Poggione was awarded the 5 "grappoli" award from the Duemilavini guide of Italian wine.

There are hundreds of sommelliers, trade people and consumers gathered in Florence for this big tasting of Tuscan wines.

Later on they will give to Franco Biondi Santi the honorary sommellier diploma and tastevin. 
 

Appointment with Il Poggione Sunday in Florence, Eccellenza di Toscana

 

Sunday I will be in Firenze at the Grand Hotel for the "Eccellenza di Toscana" event, hosted by the Tuscan section of the Italian Sommellier Association. The tasting is for the wine that obtained 4 or 5 grape bunches into the Sommellier association's guide DUEMILAVINI. We will be pouring the Brunello di Montalcino 2004 and the Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2003 — Vigna Paganelli.

For the Italian readers, the tasting will be from 10:00 to 7:30 and the address is:

GRAND HOTEL
PIAZZA OGNISSANTI, 1
FLORENCE