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Flaccianello della Pieve Fontodi 2020
HED00601
75 cl
14.5%
£115.00
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Flaccianello della Pieve Fontodi 2020 is crafted from a selection of Sangiovese sourced from the estate`s premier vineyards in Panzano. The wine undergoes fermentation before being matured for 18 months in French oak barriques, with 30% of the barrels being new. This vintage sees continued maturation in larger oak casks for an additional six months. Established in 1981, the estate remains distinct as Flaccianello falls outside the DOC regulations for Chianti Classico due to its exclusive use of Sangiovese. This approach has established its reputation within the Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT designation.
96 Robert Parker
The 2020 Flaccianello della Pieve is the full package. This point is clear when you taste all the other wines in the Fontodi portfolio and conclude with this bottle. This organic Sangiovese shows beautiful intensity and remains balanced throughout with dark fruit, crushed stone, spice and wild rose. It borrows themes of elegance, depth and ripeness played across this vintage. The wine wraps smoothly over the palate with substantial fruit weight and sweet tannins. This warm-vintage expression can be aged or enjoyed straight out of the gate. Production is 60,000 bottles. - Monica Larner
96 Vinous
The 2020 Flaccianello della Pieve is a blend of Fontodi's vineyards, mostly three main vineyards planted on sites with very dense, heavy rocks. Dark, pliant and inviting, the 2020 is so expressive today. Black cherry, plum, spice, lavender, licorice and mocha are seamless in the glass. The 2020 is a fine Flaccianello with a bright future. Most of this blend is sourced from three parcels in upper hillside vineyards close to town center. The 2020 spent a year and a half in barrique (40% new) and six months in cask.Antonio Galloni1st August 2023
17 Jancis Robinson
100% Sangiovese.Deep crimson. Much less exuberant than the 2021 vintage. Subdued yet deep nose of cherry and raspberry aligned with savoury oak notes, but really subtly done. A core of cherry fruit with lots of juicy acidity and gravelly tannins that play up a little on the finish. Long and gripping. (WS)
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