1990 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna del Sorbo

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91 points

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  8/31/2022 - andtheodor wrote: flawed

  A lot of mature Sangiovese typicity but marred by a bruised, oxidized cherry character that did not get better with air. Not sure why since the fill was good and cork in excellent condition and barely stained. Perhaps this is beginning to slide past peak?

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  12/25/2020 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The ‘90 Sorbo is a fantastic wine that appears to be around peak. On the nose, I found dark red cherries, baked tomatoes, fresh thyme, roasted sausage, and coffee. On the palate, the wine showed very high acidity with red fruit, baked tomato, and thyme - basically a pizza flavor profile - ending on ripe red fruit with sun dried tomato and spices. It remains powerful and concentrated at age 30.

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  10/24/2020 - tobyc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Crimson red. Med intense bouquet which doesn't appear old. Dry, med+ acid, med tannin, body and intensity. Nicely developed. Very good finish where the acidity carries it out.
  
  Drink.
  
  My notes: Cherries, mint, orange, dried flowers, smoked vanilla, black fruits, roibos, tobacco and zesty bitterness.

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  4/28/2020 - Dancing with bottles Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Two bottles drunk in one week. I think I bought 12 bottles in the early 90ies and burried six of them in my cellar, because the wine was undrinkable in the first 15-20 years of its life.
  
  Both bottles had dry corks in perfect condition. This fellow still needs a lot of aeration. I gave it 3-4 hours of breathing in an opened bottle, pouring first a little bit and refilling back to the bottle.
  Though best on day two or three
  
  Still dark with a bick coloured rim.
  Muted nose. Very complex, elegant, still bold, excellent balance and length on the palate. A former reviewer here at cellartracker (Eric Guido) describes the wine perfectly.
  The first bottle had a really good spine (a 94+ score), the second bottle was a bit weaker (a 91-92 score).
  But both were definitely now in best shape.
  Drink now and the coming 5-10 years.

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  8/25/2019 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Here I found masses of dark fruits, displaying plum and black cherry, as notes of moist black soil, tobacco, animal musk, and crushed stone minerality, gave way to violet florals and peppery herbs. On the palate, I found soft textures contrasting zesty acids, with dried red fruits, a hint of citrus and minerals as the VdS satisfied the senses with a plush, pliant sensation. The finish was long, resonating on a sweet red fruit component, with lasting inner florals and a hint of pepper.

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