2019 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Le Caggiole, Poliziano, Tuscany, Italy

This is really refined and savoury with a lightly mineral edge to the zesty oranges, nutmeg, sage and berries. Juicy and intense on the palate with fine tannins and a vertical yet ethereal finish. Excellent focus with a tight grip at the end, even though the finish goes on and on. Drink nowjames_suckling, jamessuckling_com (September 2023)

Only 5,000 bottles were crafted. The estate is now certified for organics.This wine is part of the Alliance, a group of like-minded producers who seek to raise the quality bar in this storied appellation. The Poliziano 2019 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Le Caggiole comes from a special 14-hectare vineyard site with sandy soils of ancient marine origin. The wine carries its significant oak spice very nicely, thanks to the extracted and generous black fruit found at its core. This is a balanced, full-bodied expression that embraces contemporary Montepulciano winemaking.Drink 2022 - 2035monica_larner, Wine Advocate (August 2023)

Intensely spicy and complex, the 2019 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Le Caggiole smoulders up from the glass with a bouquet of crushed ashen stones, dried black cherries, cedar spice box and rosemary. This is pure elegance, deep and textural, with a dense wave of ripe red and black fruits that rush across a core of salty minerals and brisk acidity. It finishes long and structured, with a lingering concentration promising steady evolution. This is the best rendition of Le Caggiole that I've ever tasted. A wine for the cellar.Poliziano excels through its two single-vineyard wines in the 2019 vintage. Last year, it was the Asinone that stood out amongst its peers, and this year, I was reminded of the perfect combination of vintage power and house style from Le Caggiole. There’s a polish to the Poliziano wines, yet expertly accomplished in a way that terroir shines through uninterrupted. Both wines will be upgraded to the new Pieve designation in the coming years. As for 2020, the Asinone shows the year's warmth through its ripe fruit and supple textures yet finds a lovely balance. It will be an early drinking Asinone, but it is perfect to hold us over as the 2019 slowly matures. Federico Carletti remains the family's winemaker, aided by the third-generation Maria Stella and Francesco Carletti.Drink 2025 - 2035eric_guido, Vinous.com.com (October 2023)