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Community Tasting Notes (241) Avg Score: 91.6 points

  • Tonight w/ Nita's homemade Pizza. Well at age 17/18 I remain pleased I never added addl vintages of this. Records say I still have 2 more. Ugh! For me, this is dense & lacking any sense of refinement. It does have some complexity but just doesn't rock me. I gave it plenty of air with a 3hr slow-ox but I should have decanted it as its loaded w/ sediment. Thought I could manage the sediment with careful same directional pours but I still ended up tossing the last 2-3 inched in the btl out. Hoping my records are wrong and the last 2btls listed in CT no longer exist :). I remain a Chianti lover of many basic classico but not these more expensive cuvees.

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  • Dark and dense color and aromas. A lot of cool fruit on the palate, with plenty of tannins. Needs more time to soften the tannins.

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  • Runner-up at a blind Sangiovese tasting. Still powerful fruity - mainly cherries - surrounded by smooth leathery and earthy notes. Tannins are still present and nice acidity hints at some additional shelf life (~3-5 years?).
    Last bottle but lucky to have some younger vintages of the Fontalloro in my cellar.
    Opened the bottle c. 1 hour before we started the tasting. Given the development during the event, I suggest either decanting or opening the 2006 Fontalloro 2h+ before the wine pleasuredome.

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  • Muted on opening, this opened up nicely with soft dried fruit and wonderful balance.

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  • Half-bottle. Earthy aroma with tones of oak and nuts. Well balanced acidity, polished tannins and a dark fruited length which keeps going and going. Nice! Drink now.

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  • By Antonio Galloni
    Tuscany 2006 and 2007: A New Golden Age (Aug 2009), (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Richard Jennings
    12/18/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points

    (Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro) Very dark red violet color; nice tart cherry, dried berry, plum and spice nose; tight, dried berry, tart plum, mineral tart black fruit and spice palate with depth; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (needs 7+ years)

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