Community Tasting Note

Eurojon wrote:

Friday, April 12, 2024 - Opened but not decanted. Sampled at opening and every hour for next two hours. Overnight in fridge and the rest consumed the following day. Fontodi is one of my favorite Chianti Classico producers so I was excited to try the 2020. Day 1 started off confusing; on the nose, it was hard to make sense of the fruit and I could feel a bit of heat, so I was bit worried. The first sips confirmed the alcohol heat (bottle said 14.5%) was clearly not integrated at this stage. After about one hour, the fruit was a bit more focused and I could detect some black cherries along with medium + acidity. Tannins were medium and quite smooth. After hour two, it felt like the wine shut down a little- the fruit gave very little and the acidity was more pronounced. There was little development in the wine for the next day. Overall, a disappointing effort. Hopefully an off bottle.

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