The wonderful thing about these wines is the craft and care that the producer, Giovanni Manetti, is able to lavish in maximizing the essence of each vintage.
Since 2013 the ratings for this wine have not fallen below 95/100. The 2019 is delightfully light on the palate - very fruit forward but still maintaining a profundity and roundedness on the finish. Yet another delightful exponent of the Sangiovese grape - elegant, memorable from one vintage to another. I can’t recommend this wine highly enough.
Enjoy. Drink some now and enjoy it in its development.
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This is a delightfully elegant production in a distinctive vintage. Its quality and finesse only need about an hour’s decanting before revealing themselves.
I am of the camp that argues that you should drink wines early in their life spans and not put them off for too long and find that what you hoped would develop either never existed or has receded with age. That said it will mature in the bottle but I wouldn’t let that dissuade you from enjoying it throughout its life span. There are not too many wines even from Bordeaux or Burgundy that can be relied upon to improve with age.
So I encourage you to try it in its youth. Otherwise you’ll miss an important perspective on its development and miss revelling in its nuance and delightful fruit forwardness.
Or you can ignore this note and never know what you have missed in waiting all those years.
2019 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
1/22/2024 - RPatching Likes this wine: 99 Points
The wonderful thing about these wines is the craft and care that the producer, Giovanni Manetti, is able to lavish in maximizing the essence of each vintage.
Since 2013 the ratings for this wine have not fallen below 95/100. The 2019 is delightfully light on the palate - very fruit forward but still maintaining a profundity and roundedness on the finish. Yet another delightful exponent of the Sangiovese grape - elegant, memorable from one vintage to another. I can’t recommend this wine highly enough.
Enjoy. Drink some now and enjoy it in its development.
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2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà
2/10/2023 - RPatching wrote: 100 Points
This is a delightfully elegant production in a distinctive vintage. Its quality and finesse only need about an hour’s decanting before revealing themselves.
I am of the camp that argues that you should drink wines early in their life spans and not put them off for too long and find that what you hoped would develop either never existed or has receded with age. That said it will mature in the bottle but I wouldn’t let that dissuade you from enjoying it throughout its life span. There are not too many wines even from Bordeaux or Burgundy that can be relied upon to improve with age.
So I encourage you to try it in its youth. Otherwise you’ll miss an important perspective on its development and miss revelling in its nuance and delightful fruit forwardness.
Or you can ignore this note and never know what you have missed in waiting all those years.
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2013 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
2/10/2023 - RPatching wrote: 99 Points
It’s almost 3 years since I tasted this from my cellar as the received wisdom was that this was shutting-down
I decided it was time to taste it again - conclusion?
It is everything and more than it was pre shut-down. This has to be the sweet spot.
Drink it, drink it, drink it!!!
Enjoy!!!
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