Medium garnet color, pretty nose of violets and sage. Rich and a touch tannic. Lots of black fruit, balanced by good acidity. I’d hold off on this one until 2025 at the earliest.
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Clear medium red. Very nice approachable nose, spicy cherry fruit, forest floor, red berry, spice and balsamic. Dry fresh cherry and spice flavours and a dry long finish.
So good at this point, nice weight and should improve. For me when it comes to Fontalloro it’s never too early or too late.
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tasted @Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023: Another highlight tonight. Forest strawberries and red cherries here, great acidity, great tannin quality, very elegant and refreshing, well-balanced wine and quite long on the finish. This is a very pretty wine. - 92 points
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Liked at the WS Grand Event 2023. Wow. Tasting the same wine just weeks later (after the Slow Wine Event). This time I liked it much more. No excessive acidity. Showing that beguiling green CabFranc note (none in there) that I often find from these wines.
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Deep dark reddish-purple in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, dried herbs, minerals, tobacco & a hint of cedar in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, minerals & a hint of cedar. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well with decanting & extended airing (90+ minutes) but it has potential with to develop further with additional aging at which time it could possibly rate even higher (95+).
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Russk. Liked from Slow Wine 2023 Had all three: '20 Berardenga ChC -- Enjoyable and refined. 90+ '19 Rancia -- My fav of the 3. This time I picked up the tobacco and CabFranc notes (none in the blend) in the Rancia. Maybe I had it wrong last time I thought it was in the Fontalloro. 91pts. '19 Fontalloro -- A bit tart. My least fav of the 3. 90-
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Wninemaker's edition. 93 for now. This will improve immensely in time. Starts out closed, opens up slight after a few hours decant. Lovely fruitiness and gripping tannins, which I expect will ease up in due time. A splendid entrecöte companion
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5/15/2024 - Bigdong wrote: 89 Points
Soy sauce, mint. Liked previous vintages but 2019 is simply terrible for felsina in general.
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4/20/2024 - hero1205 Does not like this wine: 80 Points
sangiovese 100% 와인. 미디움 바디, 중간 탄닌에 적당한 산도. 끼끌과 비슷한 팔렛. 가격대비 별로. 재구매의사 없음.
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11/17/2023 - BernieMSY Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for one hour prior to tasting.
Medium garnet color, pretty nose of violets and sage.
Rich and a touch tannic. Lots of black fruit, balanced by good acidity. I’d hold off on this one until 2025 at the earliest.
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4/28/2023 - David J Cooper wrote: 94 Points
Clear medium red. Very nice approachable nose, spicy cherry fruit, forest floor, red berry, spice and balsamic. Dry fresh cherry and spice flavours and a dry long finish.
So good at this point, nice weight and should improve. For me when it comes to Fontalloro it’s never too early or too late.
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4/27/2023 - isbjoern wrote: 92 Points
tasted @Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023: Another highlight tonight. Forest strawberries and red cherries here, great acidity, great tannin quality, very elegant and refreshing, well-balanced wine and quite long on the finish. This is a very pretty wine. - 92 points
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4/16/2023 - RussK wrote: 91 Points
Liked at the WS Grand Event 2023. Wow. Tasting the same wine just weeks later (after the Slow Wine Event). This time I liked it much more. No excessive acidity. Showing that beguiling green CabFranc note (none in there) that I often find from these wines.
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4/2/2023 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep dark reddish-purple in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, dried herbs, minerals, tobacco & a hint of cedar in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, minerals & a hint of cedar. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well with decanting & extended airing (90+ minutes) but it has potential with to develop further with additional aging at which time it could possibly rate even higher (95+).
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3/22/2023 - andrearomano1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
VISIVA:
COLORE: granato/aranciato suff trasparente 10
LIMPIDEZZA: limpido 4
CONSISTENZA: consistente
OLFATTIVA
INTENSITÀ: intenso
COMPLESSITÀ: complesso+ 10
QUALITÀ: eccellente 18
DOMINANTE: minerale balsamico speziata
DESCRIZIONE: minerale, ferroso etereo fondo di arancia tabacco terra bagnata
GUSTO-OLFATTIVA:
ZUCCHERI: secco
ALCOLI: caldo+
POLIALCOLI: mod. morbido
ACIDI: fresco +
TANNINO: mod. tannico
TANNINO (QUALITÀ): nobile
MINERALI: sapido +
CORPO: pieno
EQUILIBRIO: suff. equilibrato 9
SVILUPPO GUSTATIVO:
INTENSITÀ: intenso 3
PERSISTENZA: molto persistente 16
QUALITÀ: fine 16
CONCLUSIONI:
STATO EVOLUTIVO: pronto - giovane
ARMONIA: suffic. armonico
TIPICITÀ: tipico 7
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3/13/2023 - RussK wrote: 90 Points
Russk. Liked from Slow Wine 2023 Had all three:
'20 Berardenga ChC -- Enjoyable and refined. 90+
'19 Rancia -- My fav of the 3. This time I picked up the tobacco and CabFranc notes (none in the blend) in the Rancia. Maybe I had it wrong last time I thought it was in the Fontalloro. 91pts.
'19 Fontalloro -- A bit tart. My least fav of the 3. 90-
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11/5/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Tasted after 2019 Rancia. A bit softer and more floral, less mineral in comparison. Well balanced, good acidty, pure fruit. Fine length. 92-93+
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10/28/2022 - Dugis wrote: 94 Points
Wninemaker's edition. 93 for now. This will improve immensely in time. Starts out closed, opens up slight after a few hours decant. Lovely fruitiness and gripping tannins, which I expect will ease up in due time. A splendid entrecöte companion
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