Piaggia’s Poggio de’Colli Cabernet Franc 2023 is a Tuscan red from the Carmignano area, a small, historically important zone with “hilly, low-lying terrain (50–250 meters above sea level)” and “calcareous, well-drained soils,” as summarized in regional material (WWCellars). The estate itself farms about 15 hectares split between S. Cristina a Mezzana and Poggio a Caiano (WineSolutions). Piaggia also positions itself as a practicing organic grower, working with “no insecticides or herbicides” and using “low doses of SO2 for preservation” (WineSolutions).

This bottling is presented as a varietal Cabernet Franc from Tuscany. While a detailed, vintage-specific technical sheet for 2023 was not available in the material provided, producer-linked information for the 2022 Poggio de’Colli gives a clear picture of the house approach: Cabernet Franc sourced from estate sites with “clay and galestro soils,” fermented in “open-top wood fermenters with natural yeasts” and “manual punching down,” then matured in “mostly new medium-toast French barriques for at least 18 months” (WineSolutions). Those methods, when applied in any vintage, generally point toward a structured red with polished oak handling and an emphasis on depth and texture rather than simplicity.

For a consumer-facing taste snapshot, a retail description (not confirmed as 2023-specific) frames Poggio de’Colli as “deep, intense ruby red with purplish highlights,” built around “balsamic overtones,” “hints of mint and forest fruits,” and “a slight smoke finish,” finishing “long” and “meaty, chewy” with “fine tannins” (Vivino). Alcohol is listed at 14% (Vivino).

Professional critical coverage for the 2023 vintage could not be verified here; even Vinous shows a page for the wine but no accessible score or published note in the provided material. As a result, there are no “excellent” critic reviews to highlight for 2023 at this time.