Drink now or cellar for up to 30 years. Decant 2 hours before serving.
Owned by the Fontodi family since 1968, this picturesque estate to the south of the town of Panzano is today considered one of Chianti Classico’s finest. The property has been in the capable hands of Giovanni Manetti since 1980 and currently boasts 90 hectares of prime vineyards which are predominantly planted to Sangiovese. The vines are planted in Panzano’s natural amphitheatre which is known as the “conca d’oro” or “golden shell” and is considered the prime area to grow grapes with great intensity of flavour and elegance.
Fontodi is best known for their majestic Flaccianello della Pieve which is made in a Super Tuscan style from the estate’s very best Sangiovese grapes. In the winery Giovanni adopts a minimal intervention approach, vinifying the wine in stainless steel tanks and then ageing it in French oak barrels for 18 months. Before bottling the wine is then transferred to larger oak casks for an additional 6 months of maturation.
The result is a rich and powerful Sangiovese that will age extremely well over the next 15 years or more thanks to the firm tannins, well-developed structure and bold fruit character. On the nose there are intense dark cherry, plum and berry notes along with hints of spice, leather and dried herbs from the ageing which will continue to develop and evolve in coming years in the cellar.
Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2018
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Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2018
- 2018
- 750ml
- Red
- 14%
- Super Tuscan
- Sangiovese
- Fontodi
- Tuscany
- Italy
- Vintage: 2018
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14%
- Varietal: Super Tuscan
- Grapes: Sangiovese
- Winery: Fontodi
- Region: Tuscany
- Country: Italy
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Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2018
overall i had a positive experience, they have a wide range of wines, some which are hard to find anywhere else - the main reason i still buy from them, plus the discounts are fair and often, but... their codes for the first offer only works at the first offer, which if fine, but then why would you send me the voucher in each package i order, why spam me on the email and every time i log in on the website? this is really bothering me... then their rewards points system is useless, first of all because you only get peanuts even after spending €250 on an order, but even those peanuts will expire if you won't order again soon, which is unfair, to say the least... and lastly, if you get a corked wine, a wine with any deffect or a wine that leaked (my last order contained a bottle of $100 Caymus Cabernet with a leaking cork, which made the wine tasted cooked and flat), they have no procedure put in place for you to replace or return the wine or to get a refund or replacement - none, which is a big no no no for any wine collector... so all in all i give it 3 stars for now