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1999 Sportoletti Umbria Rosso Villa Fidelia
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Italy
- Umbria
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Community Tasting Notes 35
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beej Likes this wine:
February 19, 2024 - Good rich colour.
No bricking of which to speak.
I’m eager to agree w the note which suggested a few more years of viability. They were right.
It’s still reasonably tight with traditional Umbrian fruit on the initial palate. Very short well balanced finish. I have a few bottles remaining and will enjoy over the next year or two.
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hargy wrote:
June 7, 2020 - not for me but it may be both bottles were oxidised to some extent - charmless bouquet, the wine was flat and lacking life - not rated
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WinoRick Likes this wine: 93 points
May 6, 2020 - Complex and not easily identified as a 'Bordeaux Blend.' Medium to full bodied, with tons of sediment. Loved it, and I'd say you have a few more years to drink with proper storage.
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robmatic wrote: flawed
March 4, 2020 - Corked! Tried to deny it power through, but after a while we all gave up. Dead.
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robmatic wrote: 89 points
January 20, 2018 - Did not enjoy this as much as past bottles, but it probably suffered from being in a blind tasting with several other wines that were significantly more outgoing. Somewhat low acidity and sharp tannins projected a rather charmless personality, and a chalky mouthfeel didn't help. But there were some nice aspects to it; a very pleasant spicy/herbal note coupled with attractive oak, and subtle black fruit. Overall a very good wine suffering from being relatively disjoint in this particular situation. Lesson learned... save for a quiet dinner instead of a tasting.
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By Richard Jennings
12/1/2011 (link) 92 points(Sportoletti Umbria Rosso Villa Fidelia) From magnum - opaque red violet color; rich, baked plum, black fruit, nutmeg, milk chocolate nose; rich, dense, ripe black fruit, tart plum, nutmeg, roast coffee palate; needs 5 years; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
10/19/2010 (link) 91 points(Sportoletti Umbria Rosso Villa Fidelia) Opaque black red violet color; big berry, black fruit, chocolate nose; tight, dark chocolate, tart berry, black fruit palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- Type Red
- Producer Sportoletti
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Rosso Villa Fidelia
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Umbria
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Umbria
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 250 (44%)
- Consumed 319 (56%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerSportoletti
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryItaly
- RegionUmbria
- AppellationUmbria
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