2020 Fontodi Chianti Classico

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 90.0 points

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  4/12/2024 - Eurojon wrote:

  Opened but not decanted. Sampled at opening and every hour for next two hours. Overnight in fridge and the rest consumed the following day. Fontodi is one of my favorite Chianti Classico producers so I was excited to try the 2020. Day 1 started off confusing; on the nose, it was hard to make sense of the fruit and I could feel a bit of heat, so I was bit worried. The first sips confirmed the alcohol heat (bottle said 14.5%) was clearly not integrated at this stage. After about one hour, the fruit was a bit more focused and I could detect some black cherries along with medium + acidity. Tannins were medium and quite smooth. After hour two, it felt like the wine shut down a little- the fruit gave very little and the acidity was more pronounced. There was little development in the wine for the next day. Overall, a disappointing effort. Hopefully an off bottle.

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  4/6/2024 - Mleh Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I love this Chianti. Cherries, iron, herbs, spice, a hint of vanilla and a touch of barnyard. Good structure, a little sweetness mid palate with a soft fairly long finish.

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  3/31/2024 - hfc wrote:

  One of the biggest CCs. A brief decantation is needed. Not my glass of wine though.

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  3/22/2024 - FjordogFjell wrote: 88 Points

  Fin rik nese med morell. Dyp frukt med faste moreller, kledelig hint av brent tre i ettersmaken. Mangler finessen fra tidligere årganger

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  3/22/2024 - hero1205 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  바디감도 있고 탄닌이 높으나 산도가 받쳐주니 마시기 편함.

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