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2001 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT |
| Vintage | 2001 |  Label 1 of 9   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Fontodi (web) | ||
| Variety | Sangiovese | ||
| Designation | Flaccianello della Pieve | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Tuscany | ||
| SubRegion | n/a | ||
| Appellation | Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT | ||
| UPC Code | 021019000043 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.6 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 55 notes) | |
| Tasted by monkeylug on 10/18/2009 & rated 97 points: Amazing wine filled with an intense core of fruit expressive on the nose and mouth-coating of chocolate, dark cherry, coffee, black current and anise. Leads to a long finish that seems to never end. One glass of this can last for an hour. Drinks well now, opened bottle to breathe for 1 1/2 hours. Did not decant, but that might even make its character come through more. (637 views) | |
| Tasted by RJ&JJ on 9/2/2009 & rated 93 points: Superb wine - opened up vey well when decanted - typical italian earth on the nose but strikingly balanaced on the tanins and fruit (cassis, black currents). (897 views) | |
| Tasted by tanglenet on 8/18/2009: Opened not decanted. Some clarity at the edge of the glass. On the nose: raisin, burnt earth, dried fruit, summer berry bushes. On the palate: charcoal, fig, black fruit notes that really want to emerge. There is a richness and opulence that is being withheld; this is at the 2 hour mark. Ends with a dry and somewhat sour finish. Good (1010 views) | |
| Tasted by idrinkvino on 8/11/2009 & rated 96 points: Wonderful nose of burnt cherries. Full of aromas and exceptional colour. The flavour and consistency were out of this world. Surprisingly soft in texture. Excellent. (1133 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 7/21/2009 & rated 94 points: Drinking beautifully. Tons of sediment. (1325 views) | |
| Tasted by bubbachumps on 6/28/2009 & rated 90 points: Very much in Falcciainello style, but showing less complexity than most other vintages. Tasting note from a blurry memory. This was decanted 4 hours and consumed over 8 hrs during a Flaccianello veritcal that included 95, 98, 99, 01, 03, 04 and 05. My rank of the vintages: 99, 95, 03, 05, 98, 01 and 04. (1380 views) | |
| Tasted by gcaflisch on 5/12/2009 & rated 93 points: Retailing for $80-$125 in US. $111 at spec's (1666 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 4/11/2009 & rated 96 points: Spectacular bottle of Flacc (1797 views) | |
| Tasted by bachge on 3/20/2009 & rated 94 points: (1541 views) | |
| Tasted by Arcturus on 2/21/2009 & rated 93 points: Inky dark, brooding, rich nose of tobacco, minerals, cassis, blackberry. Palate- Black fruit, rich textured with firm tannins, hearty acidic structure-built for aging but enjoyable now. (much better showing than last taste on 7/06) 93+ (2198 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/16/2008 & rated 100 points: Upon initial taste, it was still tight and still rated 95pts. After 8 hours in decanter, drank 3/4 of the bottle and it had improved. Next day finished the last 1/4 and was the best wine I have ever tasted - 100 points! (2587 views) | |
| Tasted by BrandrB on 7/4/2008 & rated 93 points: Wow! The finest Super Tuscan I’ve ever tasted, even considering its youth. Breathed for about an hour. Dark garnet color. Plum and spice on the nose. Ripe blackberry and cherry flavors. Smoke lingers in the background. An elegant, well-balanced, full-bodied palate. Silky smooth finish that fades slowly just seems to go on and on. Our Independence Day wine, paired nicely with barbequed ribeyes. For me, this simply blows Tignanello – the Super Tuscan I’m most familiar with – out of the water. The 2001 Flaccianello is still a young wine with plenty of potential left, but it’s also already a beautiful wine. Absolutely superb. (2721 views) | |
| Tasted by Finare Vinare on 5/11/2008 & rated 93 points: Clear, with some brown reflexions, looks very promising. Really elegant cask aromas of bayleaf, cedar, leather, and horse sweat - reminescent of bordeaux. Italian herbs, bitter almond, coke, corinths and dried fruit pins it to tuscany. Super-italian taste with great acids, chewy tannins, nice intensity and a remarkably long aftertaste. Really good wine, absolutely needs food. Only in the beginning of maturity, will develop further in a couple of years. Horse stable and baking spice mingle in the finished glass. (3556 views) | |
| Tasted by 100pp on 3/29/2008 & rated 94 points: Needed a couple of hours to open up. Still quite chewy. Very concentrated and complex (earth, minerals, wood, pencil lead). Black cherries and berries. Great length. (3590 views) | |
| Tasted by rmmenard on 3/28/2008 & rated 97 points: (2728 views) | |
| Tasted by LoireFan on 3/18/2008 & rated 91 points: With more time... (3794 views) | |
| Tasted by zazoo on 12/24/2007 & rated 95 points: (3281 views) | |
| Tasted by idrinkvino on 12/20/2007 & rated 94 points: Deep fragrances of minerals, dark flowers and plumbs. Roasted meats, smoke, dark fruit and back end spice combine to make a beautiful wine. (4416 views) | |
| Tasted by il_diavolo on 12/7/2007 & rated 93 points: certainly the best flaccianello I have ever tasted. the group loved it too. lost my notes but not that it was memorable. must buy more. (4390 views) | |
| Tasted by Zingrrl on 11/17/2007 & rated 95 points: Tight out of the bottle. Opened after an hour or so. Soft dark fruit with a mineral streak. Saved the rest for tomorrow night. Night two (celebrating the 'boys over the 'skins). Absolutely wonderful. Soft, floral nose. Plum and cherry with tannins softened but still coating the mouth. Long finish. I have more - and that is a good thing. Other reviewers have advised patience - totally agree. Needs several hours if not a day to get to its full potential. (4585 views) | |
| Tasted by nschmidt on 10/27/2007 & rated 94 points: Excellent. Drank at the Kushners along with the 1999 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Vigna San Giuseppe Bricco Boschis and the 2000 Villa di Capezzana Ghiaie della Furba and it was just behind the Barolo in my opinion. Adrianne did not love it. (4737 views) | |
| Tasted by Tad GW on 9/30/2007 & rated 92 points: The opaque garnet red promises great concentration. A slight bit of orange tint shows that there's some age here and that's the reason this wine is now a pleasure to drink although it still needs to breathe plenty to develop throughout the evening. There are meaty, smoky perfumes mixed with plums, cherries and vanilla and floral scents. The tastes of blueberry, pomegranate and acai berry juices with ample but soft and round tannins and a hint of cacao present a riot of interest to the palate. This is a wonderful wine that develops complexity throughout the evening that you let it breathe and drink it. This may be the best Chianti I've ever had. It's a real beauty. I'm off hunting for some now and see that it's the 2003 that is available around here and it's supposed to be even better! 50+5+12+17+8=92 (5029 views) | |
| Tasted by Bacchusboy on 9/11/2007 & rated 95 points: I bought a case of this wine upon release. I tried a bottle when delivered about 2 years ago. It was very young and tight. Tannins ruled, and the substantial fruit and balance was a bit masked. I had another bottle last night. I decanted for 2 hours, poured back into the bottle and drank the wine at one of our favorite Italian restaurnats. What a differnce time makes!....The nose was incredible, dusty,with black and red fruit, cigar box, and truffles. The wine contiuned to evolve with a softening and sweetning of the tannis, revealing the soft, almost velvet mid palate and long complex, 45 second finish. This wine needs considerable breathing time, 2 hours minimum. Your patience will be rewarded with a wine that is as beautiful as the Tuscan landscape. (5281 views) | |
| Tasted by Baartman on 9/9/2007 & rated 95 points: After some delicate wines this was something else. a powerhouse from nose to finish. all the classic Sangiovese ingeredients are there and Fontodi managed to build a structure around this fruit that stands as a house. It will blow away many wines. Once in a while such power is so ver very seductive and so much fun. But, he beautiful thing is that it is also a very precise wine. When you concentrate there is so much to discover and the balance in fruit, acidity and tannins is so nice. (5211 views) | |
| Tasted by MiamiViniFera on 7/27/2007 & rated 97 points: This was a gift from a friend, purchased at Gulf Liquors and Fine Wine in Miami Beach. It was tasted with my boyfriend and neighbor at Casa Tua, for my neighbor's 76th birthday. The wine was decanted for about 20 minutes, it's still quite young so it didn't need too much time. The color was vibrant, a lighter shade of a color called "vamp" by Chanel. "Vamp" is like a deep black purple with a hint of ruby. The nose was full of dark berries, coffee, and bing cherries. On the palate it was full bodied with a great overall balance between ripe juicy fruit and a mouth watering tannic feel. The finish was well rounded and lingering with great depth. It's good drinking now through 2013. (5325 views) | |
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About red wine SANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joe-veh-zeh"). Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica. Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | Tuscany |
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