Avignonesi Poggetto di Sopra Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2020 - A New Cru from Montepulciano on SALE at the best price in the world!
“Most bad," the host concluded. "If you ask me, something sinister lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and dinnertime conversation. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly detest everyone around them.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
I have always said- “I don't trust people that don't drink wine....”
If you want to drink some KILLER juice with me next week, we still have space at three of the four wine tasting Events this week!
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Jarvis Estate Winery Napa Valley Wine Tasting with Special Guest Sil Coccia – SOLD OUT!!
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring RIISE wines from Paso Robles with Special Guest Juan Mercado. Come check out one of the rising stars of the Central Coast of California. Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring RIISE wines from Paso Robles with Special Guest Juan Mercado - Wine Watch.
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Fontodi Flaccianello Vertical Tasting back to 2001. One of the iconic Super Tuscan wines from one of our favorite producers, this is an annual event here at Wine Watch and one of the wines we always have 8-10 vintages in stock at all times. Fontodi Flaccianello Vertical Tasting back to 2001 - Wine Watch.
Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 7:30 PM
2005 Vintage Napa Cabernet Sauvignon - A study of 20 year old wines. When we hit a subject we hit it hard and we will be studying the 2005 vintage for the next month. This is the first tasting in the study and I always say Napa Cabernet needs 10 years before it starts to get interesting but at 20 years old most are at their peak years of drinking. 2005 Vintage Napa Cabernet Sauvignon - A study of 20 year old wines - Wine Watch.
I have also always said that Vino Nobile de Montepulciano is the best value in Tuscany, you get a similar quality wine to Brunello di Montalcino at close to 50% of the price and Avignonesi is one of the benchmark wineries from this region. Take me back in the time machine before inflation has doubled the price on everything over the last 4 years. This wine is still the same price!!! I would imagine they will have to raise the price soon as this is an amazing deal and one of the best values in the shop period… from anywhere!!
We have the newest wine from our good friends at Avignonesi where this producer belongs to the ‘Alliance Vinum’, a group of like-minded producers that seek to promote the rediscovery and protection of Nobile wines. As part of the project, each producer crafts a ‘cru’ wine of 100% Sangiovese. For Avignonesi this wine is Alleanza “Poggetto di Sopra” Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. We have an amazing deal on this Cru wine from the forward and seductive 2020 vintage. At 45% off the regular price, we have the best price in the world for this wine!
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano – The Greatest Value in Tuscany!!
2020 Avignonesi 'Poggetto di Sopra' Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Price: $66.75 Special SALE Price: $36.96 Quantity in Stock: 66
The Alliance is a group of six Nobile producers - Salcheto, Poliziano, La Braccesca, Dei, Boscarelli, and Avignonesi - all sharing the dedication to Nobile’s rediscovery. The six winemakers have coordinated their respective work and each crafted a cru 100% Sangiovese Nobile specifically for this project. The Poggetto di Sopra brings out the characteristics of its environment, recalling the clay soil it lays upon. PASSIONATE like the radiant sun of this vintage...Harmonious wines warm and charming on the canvas the marriage between light and matter. The variable weather conditions of this vintage with the right timing enabled us to make powerful, yet elegant wines. The wine shows grace and elegance, the bouquet is complex with tones of raspberry tart, Indian spices, especially clove and cardamom. The tannins are silky with a long lingering finish. Drinking beautifully right now but you could cellar for up to a decade loverly balance and freshness here but drinking so nicely it will be hard to resist drinking these today. Finish 40+ Excellent +
2020 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
Price: $21.00 Your Price: $18.48 Quantity in Stock: 6
The Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a selection of Sangiovese from all of our vineyards in Montepulciano, creating a multifaceted wine that is a true expression of the terroir.
2015 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Magnum
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00 Quantity in Stock: 9
OUR TASTING NOTES: Fresh plowed earth, dark spices, coco and some floral notes, nice complexity with dark cherry and wild strawberry fruit, dried meats, opens up nicely but needs some time. A good amount of freshness and dark cherry fruit with fresh herbs and some dark earth and spice notes nice complexity here, balanced finish. Finish 40+ TASTING DATE 05/13/19 EXCELLENT +
2014 Avignonesi Vino Nobile Montepulciano DOCG
Price: $25.00 Your Price: $22.00 Quantity in Stock: 9
Fresh, elegant aromas of red berry fruit with delicate floral hints and an intriguing balsamic touch. The palate is medium bodied and round with fragrant fruit notes, velvety tannins and a long-lasting mineral aftertaste.
The rest of the wines in the store from Avignonesi Winery
2023 Avignonesi DA DI BIANCO
Price: $26.00 Your Price: $22.88
Intense golden yellow colour with green hues. On the nose, it is fresh and elegant with notes of white peach and green apple, pineapple and delicate hints of lemon. On the palate, the entire mouth is pervaded by a marked freshness that accompanies the entire tasting experience. The body is voluminous and structured, accompanied by silky tannins that caress the palate. Citrus notes of grapefruit and fresh elderflower emerge. The finish is savoury and persistent, worthy of a great ageing wine.
GRAPES: 50,26% Orpicchio, 28,62% Grechetto, 19,33% Trebbiano, 1,21% Vermentino, 0,58% Malvasia
2020 Avignonesi Cantaloro Rosso Toscana IGT
Price: $14.25 Your Price: $12.54
A versatile,young red wine with a ruby red colour and a bouquet characterized by inviting aromas of mature red fruits with delicate notes of cedar, rosemary and thyme. Very Good
2022 Avignonesi Rosso di Montepulciano
Price: $19.25 Your Price: $16.94
tasting notes: Medium ruby red color with typical varietal aromas including strawberries, raspberries, blood plums and cranberries with hints of rosemary and thyme. A burst of fruit on the palate leads way into velvety tannins balanced by a fresh acidity and a long lasting, delicately spicy finish. Very Good +
2020 Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot Cortona
Price: $57.00 Your Price: $50.16
This is from their vineyards in Cortona with a high amount of blue clay, Desidario is the name of the famous bull that lived on the estate, and let's just say he was the breeder of big bulls that made the beefsteak Florentine famous- this is the breeding stock. Dark earth forest floor like aromas to the dark plum and blueberry fruit very intense with notes of mocha and fine herbs, nice complexity on the nose. A big and chunky wine on the tongue but has wonderful freshness and balance through the finish, dark spices and plum and cherry fruit to the end. Finish 45+ Most Excellent
2021 Avignonesi Grifi IGT Tuscany
Price: $22.50 Your Price: $19.80 Quantity in Stock: 2
50% Sangiovese 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
The blending of two such different personalities as Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon come together to give this wine its unique character. Dark ruby red in color with purple hues. The nose opens with hints of blueberries, blackberries and incense, and moves on to sandalwood, graphite and vanilla nuances. In the mouth it is dense and complex with hints of plum and blueberry. It then evolves into a balsamic and spicy explosion supported by good acidity. The lively tannin on the whole palate accompanies the savory and persistent finish. Excellent
2018 Avignonesi Capannelle 50&50 Toscana IGT
Price: $136.50 Your Price: $120.12 Quantity in Stock: 4
A historic collaboration between Avignonesi from Montepulciano and Capannelle from Gaiole in Chianti, 50%50 brings forth all the silky elegance of the Merlot and the distinct, rustic charm of the Sangiovese. Most Excellent
2019 Avignonesi Capannelle 50&50 Toscana IGT
Price: $136.25 Your Price: $119.90
50&50 has a deep, ruby red color. Aromas of dried cranberries and black cherries intertwine with scents Mediterranean herbs and sweet spices. The flavor is rich, enveloping and long lingering with a long and balsamic finish. This elegant blend of Merlot and Sangiovese is perfect for long ageing in the bottle. Most Excellent
2010 Avignonesi Vin Santo 375ml
Price: $337.50 Your Price: $297.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
This Vin Santo is characterized by intense aromas of caramel and walnut husk, softened by hints of honeydew honey, nutmeg and pennyroyal. The aftertaste recalls memories of candied orange and butter biscuits. On the palate this sweet wine reveals infinite taste sensations, a symphony of notes of dried figs, almonds and orange jam. A perfect balance between sweetness and acidity leads to a long and sensual finish. KILLER!
2010 Avignonesi Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice 375ml
Price: $298.25 Your Price: $262.46
Dense and rich, the Occhio di Pernice reveals a complex and enveloping bouquet with aromas of dried plums and dates, honey, gingerbread and sweet tobacco lef. On the palate it is sweet and spicy and the olfactory notes return, alongside those of dried apricots and smoked hazelnut with small nuances of Christmas spices. A wine that surprises with every sip for its concentration and depth. The finish is incredibly long with touches of hazelnut and candied orange. KILLER!!
A bit about Avignonesi Winery:
The winery is named after the Avignonesi family, the founders of the original estate. Constant research and development aimed at expressing the true character of the Montepulciano terroir has, over time, earned the winery a well-deserved place among the flagship producers of Tuscany. In 2009, Avignonesi was acquired by Virginie Saverys who has since introduced organic farming methods to craft distinct, genuine wines with an even stronger character, and has acquired additional vineyards and a state-of-the-art winemaking facility in the Montepulciano appellation.
They believe that the life force of the earth and the uniqueness of their terroir are at the heart of the Avignonesi brand. Avignonesi is reborn from the soil of the vineyards with each vintage in wines that mirror the subtle flavors of the site and the special traits of each year. The wines express the richness and beauty of the Montepulciano territory.
They respect the heritage of Montepulciano, where Sangiovese wines have been produced for centuries, and they wish to contribute to its future by being the finest representative of its heritage that they can be. They respect the innate character of each wine and seek to follow its natural evolutionary path from the soil to the cellar and - finally - to the bottle. These wines are made from 100% Estate fruit, they cut the production to do this and they are all biodynamically farmed, 100% Sangiovese with minimal use of new oak, 2nd and 3rd passage.
Virginie was born in Ghent, Belgium and graduated in law from the University of Paris in 1983. Virginie was brought up in a family that always enjoyed fine wines and, as a wine lover, decided to invest in the Avignonesi winery in 2007, after having retired from her highly successful legal career and moving to Tuscany. In 2009 she bought the whole of Avignonesi with the intention of taking a winery already recognised for its quality, innovative research and experimentation to a new level of excellence.
She is a strong believer in organic products and homeopathic medicine, so converting the winery to sustainable farming methods was a natural choice. Her aim at Avignonesi is to produce wines which do not only mirror the distinct identity of the terroir of Montepulciano, but wines which are healthier for her customers, healthier for the land and therefore for future generations.
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