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• weinmatt Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 30, 2024 - Will make it to 20 easily. Reminds me why Fontalloro is one of my favorites year to year - the nose knows. Sangio personality, well rounded acidity, with plenty of tannin.

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• chablis28 wrote: 88 points

  January 6, 2024 - Tonight w/ Nita's homemade Pizza. Well at age 17/18 I remain pleased I never added addl vintages of this. Records say I still have 2 more. Ugh! For me, this is dense & lacking any sense of refinement. It does have some complexity but just doesn't rock me. I gave it plenty of air with a 3hr slow-ox but I should have decanted it as its loaded w/ sediment. Thought I could manage the sediment with careful same directional pours but I still ended up tossing the last 2-3 inched in the btl out. Hoping my records are wrong and the last 2btls listed in CT no longer exist :). I remain a Chianti lover of many basic classico but not these more expensive cuvees.

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• AudunG wrote: 91 points

  October 29, 2023 - Dark and dense color and aromas. A lot of cool fruit on the palate, with plenty of tannins. Needs more time to soften the tannins.

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• luHar1423 Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 28, 2023 - Runner-up at a blind Sangiovese tasting. Still powerful fruity - mainly cherries - surrounded by smooth leathery and earthy notes. Tannins are still present and nice acidity hints at some additional shelf life (~3-5 years?).
  Last bottle but lucky to have some younger vintages of the Fontalloro in my cellar.
  Opened the bottle c. 1 hour before we started the tasting. Given the development during the event, I suggest either decanting or opening the 2006 Fontalloro 2h+ before the wine pleasuredome.

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• Vinobc wrote: 93 points

  August 23, 2023 - Muted on opening, this opened up nicely with soft dried fruit and wonderful balance.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga
• Varietal Sangiovese
• Designation Fontalloro
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Toscana IGT
• UPC Codes 607531180807, 8029192200311, 8029192200373, 8029192203732, 827772200373, 827772203152, 827772203732

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• Pending Delivery 8 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,785 (45%)
• Consumed 2,143 (54%)

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