2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro

Community Tasting Notes (97) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  5/9/2024 - Lanzelot Likes this wine: 95 Points

  In general I refer to my tasting note from 15 October 2021. What's different: The color is medium ruby. Now I can find aromas and flavors of leather and menthol in addition. Today, I would say the tannins are high and silky. The acidity is also high. The body is medium. There is no need to decant. It's ready to drink with at least a decade ahead of it. Glass I used: Riedel Old World Syrah

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  5/5/2024 - jps3@columbia.edu Likes this wine:

  Beautifully smooth wine drinking fantastically right now. Acid and fruit in perfect harmony. A special wine.

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  4/20/2024 - Esmags7 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decanted for ~5 hours.
  
  Red fruit, baking spices, acidity is high but certainly not problematic. With some maturation this could be tremendous, several more points possible.

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  2/21/2024 - Marckus wrote: 92 Points

  Bold and powerful for a sangiovese but w. Enough elegance to stand out from other ST. One for the long run given its tannic structure and Esther unintegrated oak. Will not open next until 2030.

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  1/22/2024 - twoheadedguy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Herbal notes with dried sage. Dried cranberries, tobacco, underbrush, mushroom. Drying tannins (bordering on harsh tannins). Suspect this will age well for several more years. Will open another in 5 years or so.

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