1988 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Vino da Tavola

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  11/19/2021 - DaleW wrote:

  Fully mature, but quite tasty, black cherries overlaid with leather and tobacco. Still some good acids, some tannin, I quite enjoy (maybe more than others), though cracking up a bit on retaste later. Drink up. Still, when tasted B+

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  3/7/2020 - hprphf wrote: 91 Points

  Magnum No. 1177. Lovely ageing note, a bit thin, good spice. 91

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  12/20/2017 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  100% Sangiovese, tasted blind.
  
  Translucent and luminous cherry red color with a thin, colorless rim. Surprisingly youthful hue, given the age. Very developed and obviously quite aged nose with beautiful and attractive aromas of vague wizened dark fruits, some tar, a little bit of leather, a hint of dried black cherries and a hint of pipe tobacco. The wine is developed, yet still very vibrant and fully alive on the palate with surprisingly lithe medium body and elegant flavors of blood, sour cherries, some ripe red-fruited sweetness, a little bit of leather and a hint of tobacco. Although the wine is overall pretty dry and savory, theres a quite a bit of succulent, juicy quality to the fruit. The structure is still impeccable with high acidity and ample, grippy tannins. The finish is quite grippy, bitter and savory with delicate yet long flavors of ripe cherries, some sour cherries, a little bit of rusted iron, a hint of sweet pruney dark fruit and a touch of astringent crowberry. The tannins and sour cherry bitterness carry on for a long time in the aftertaste.
  
  A beautiful and wonderfully evolved example of Flaccianello; many people commented on how much more savory, elegant and sophisticated this wine was compared to more recent vintages. The guesses were immediately in Italy, mainly in either Tuscan Sangiovese or a Piedmontese Nebbiolo (the cherry notes, pale color, prominent tannins and smoky characteristics were really pointing much to that direction), so you can say this was a pretty en-point example of fine Tuscan wine. Although the wine probably won't develop anymore with age, I can imagine it will still keep for a long time, based on how the wine seemed to get only better with air in the glass. A splendid wine, although I wouldn't say it really is worth its current market price of $500.

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  12/19/2014 - DaleW wrote:

  declared madeirized, I didn’t take a pour, but sampled later. There was a caramelly note there, but not overwhelming, just advanced. Black cherry, smoke, nuts. A tired bottle, but I wouldn’t have called flawed. Unsure if it’s my palate or in air somehow helped rather than hurt. B-

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  8/13/2014 - SteveHyde Does not like this wine: 84 Points

  An off bottle. Not corked. But not showing well at all. Fruit was largely faded. Tannins and acid were overpowering. I've had this several times and always enjoyed it. I'll chalk this up to a bad bottle of what is usually a very good wine, and from a very good vintage.

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