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2017 Flaccianello Della Pieve, Fontodi
'It is a positively stellar wine'
Antonio Galloni
Vinous
We are delighted to offer you a small parcel of Tenuta Fontodi’s ‘fabulous’ 2017 Flaccianello della Pieve.
Fontodi has become one of the most well-known names in Tuscany, producing some of the region’s finest Chianti Classicos, alongside their iconic Super Tuscan Flaccianello della Pieve. Located in the heart of the Classico zone, Flaccianello della Pieve comes from a selection of the best plots in an area known as the Conca d’Oro due to its amphitheatre shape. Powerful and richly textured with superb ageing potential, the 2017 is another fine achievement from Giovanni Manetti and his team.
Flaccianello has received many wonderful reviews including 100 points for the 2016 and 2018 vintages which are now changing hands for £1,050 and £735 per case of 6 bottles respectively. The 2017, a ‘stand-out’ of the vintage for Monica Larner with an impressive 97 points from Antonio Galloni, is a great value purchase at just £480 per 6 bottles.
We only have a handful of cases at this special price – please do let me know if you’d like to secure a case or two of this ‘positively stellar wine’.
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2017 Flaccianello della Pieve, Fontodi
£480 per 6 bottle case in bond
*Limited Offer*
‘The 2017 Flaccianello della Pieve is fabulous. Dark, sensual and enveloping, the 2017 captures the essence of the house style in its textural richness and baritone inflections. Black cherry, plum, spice, new leather, licorice and chocolate infuse the 2017 with tremendous richness. The 2017 spent 18 months in barrique followed by 6 months in cask, the same aging regime as the Vigna del Sorbo, but with a bit more new oak. That approach worked very well, as the Flaccianello stands out for its exceptional textural elegance and finesse. It is a positively stellar wine – Drink 2025-2042’ 97 points, Antonio Galloni
‘The Fontodi 2017 Flaccianello della Pieve is a standout wine of the dry vintage. This pure Sangiovese opens to a dark garnet color with more visible concentration and density compared to recent past editions. This is a beautiful wine with pliant tannins, dark fruit richness, balanced acidity and a fruit-forward 15% alcohol content. The wine is big and bold when weighed on the Flaccianello scale (and even more so when weighed on the Sangiovese scale) with dark cherry, plum, spice, violet, chalk and campfire ash. Despite that power and inner opulence, this wine adds that zesty Sangiovese character with fresh acidity and an energized approach. This Flaccianello is whole and complete with the natural firmness and structure to hold it steady during the aging process. A small part of amphorae-aged fruit is added to the blend’ 96 points, Monica Larner
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