Poggio Tesoro, Bolgheri Sondraia Size:6x750ml (to be bottled only in

(to be bottled only in magnum)

Give this another couple of years in bottle

This too is a relatively big wine with an expressive nose of subtle torrefaction notes plus hints of plum and coffee that lead to delicious

The rich and solidly concentrated medium-bodied flavors possess the usual muscle of a fine Valozières while delivering fine if not great depth and length on the mildly rustic and youthfully austere finale

The wine is enormous

Poggio Tesoro, Bolgheri Sondraia Size:6x750ml (to be bottled only inSondraia comes from one of the best plots of the appellation, close to the border with Bibbona, where a lot of the area's top producers have vines, and it's one of best buys from Bolgheri. Here, the reddish soil is iron rich, mostly clay and sand with good drainage. Powerful in 2015, the 2016 vintage is youthful and still with assertive clove notes from the fine grained new French oak. It's a bit warming yet velvety, a full bodied wine with an amazing