Il Poggione, Brunello di Montalcino 2016

The 2016 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is widely considered the finest of the modern era, with The Wine Advocate awarding the vintage an overall rating of 98 points. Within this context, Il Poggione's 2016 release at 97 points from Vinous sits firmly in the upper tier of the cohort.

What distinguishes Il Poggione within the 2016 Brunello market is the price-to-points relationship. Across the full set of 2016 Brunello wines rated 90 or higher by Vinous, Il Poggione is among the lowest-priced bottlings on the Liv-ex secondary market, with only four wines trading at a lower valuation — and all are materially lower-scored. This positions the wine as a value anchor within the 2016 Brunello cohort rather than a top-of-market trophy bottling, which typically supports broader collector demand and steadier secondary-market liquidity.

The combination of a generational vintage, a top-decile critic score, and a producer with deep historical pedigree underpins the wine's long-term cellaring case.

• Top Tuscan vintage: 2016 is the highest-ranked Brunello vintage to date per The Wine Advocate, earning an "extraordinary" rating of 98 points.


• Critic recognition: Eric Guido of Vinous calls the wine "without a doubt, one of the vintage's top wines", awarding 97 points.


• Quality-to-price positioning: Il Poggione's 2016 sits among the most accessibly priced 2016 Brunello wines scoring 90+ from Vinous, with only four lower-priced wines on the market — all significantly lower-scored.


• Producer pedigree: Founding member of the Brunello Consortium (1967) and family-run since the late 1800s, with a long track record of consistency.


• Cellar potential: The structural profile of the 2016 vintage combined with Il Poggione's traditional house style supports a long secondary-market window.

Il Poggione is one of the oldest names in Montalcino, with roots going back to the late 1800s, and was a founding member of the Brunello Consortium in 1967. Still run by the same family today, the estate sits in the rolling hills of Sant'Angelo in Colle, where warm days and cool nights help produce generous, expressive wines. The estate's commitment to sustainable farming and traditional methods has earned it a loyal following among Brunello collectors.

Across both the Brunello and the Riserva bottlings, Il Poggione has built a reputation for serious pedigree at a price point well below comparable estates, making it a regular favourite of value-focused Tuscan collectors.