2008 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro

Community Tasting Notes (49) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  8/24/2023 - Milos Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Colour does not give away the age for what is essentially a Chianti. Medium to deep ruby; forward nose of pure dark fruit, mostly cherry with a hint of earth and balsamic notes. Palate is rich, balanced, with little more complexity of forest floor. Decent finish. Such pleasure to drink and many years left.

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  8/10/2023 - Barolo Freak Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I decanted and strained my Fontalloro, and then I let it aerate for about an hour. There was a bit of sediment in the bottle. The 2008 Fontalloro is at its prime, but I think that it will last another ten years. I enjoyed it over two evening's. There is still a bit of tannin, and a fair amount of fruit. Is it worth $70 a bottle? $60 would be better.

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  10/30/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 93 Points

  Double-decanted to remove the sediment. Red cherry and raspberry fruit, dried tomatoes and dried herbs. After a while in the glass, spicy seasoning pops up and nicely expands the aroma profile. The palate adds an element of aging with a bit of wet earth, but otherwise intense fruit. Still pretty tangible tannin and high on acidity.

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  1/5/2021 - Janstan Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Went well with meatballs, arugula and tomato sauce. Dark fruits

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  12/14/2020 - Eric wrote: 92 Points

  Mmm, this is sleek. An alluring nose of black cherry, oregano, shoe polish, and faint hints of balsamic. The palate is still quite taut, dark/bitter cocoa, but then moving to cranberry and sour cherry, salty with mineral and slate. Mmm, this is clean, dark and brooding, but not remotely heavy. Just a beautiful expression of Sangiovese.

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