The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Il Quercione wears a heavier mantle of dark fruit and spice compared to the annata wine (from the 2017 vintage) released at the same time. This wine is visibly darker and more concentrated (with a big 15.5% of alcohol). You get pressed blackberry, earth and sweet baking spice or Spanish cedar. This is a rich, more elaborate expression from Campogiovanni, yet the wine is also accessible and somewhat compact on the close.

The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Campogiovanni Il Quercione is a little overdone in my opinion. The wine delivers heavy ripeness and large-scale intensity that goes a bit over the top. You get cherry ripeness with aromas that recall dried cherry skin or blackberry liqueur. With that intensity, some of the smaller nuances and details of the wine are lost. However, the overall effect is powerful and determined. I suggest giving this wine more time in the bottle to find better balance. Some 5,300 bottles were produced.

The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Campogiovanni Il Quercione is a dark and brooding wine that boasts top-notch power, intensity and balance. The bouquet revs up slowly with a first layer of dark fruit and plum followed by spice, leather and dry tobacco leaf. The various aromatic elements are bold and sharply defined - yet they come together in seamless fashion. Firm tannins and soft fruit flavors give the wine power and length.

Modern, ripe and powerful, the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Campogiovanni Il Quercione is an opulent and thickly layered red wine that flaunts its many positive attributes with flair and confidence. First, there is the fullness and plushness of the wine that is backed by beautifully ripe cherry and blackberry. Those aromatic accents are rendered more complex and interesting thanks to background notes of spice and cured leather. The wine's appearance is dark and thickly concentrated. Soft tannins wrap over the palate but the wine shows a long trail of power and determination.