2018 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  4/21/2024 - dagij Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Quite light ruby with notes of brown, seems a bit aged. The nose is also veerging on tertiary tones with tobacco, warm earth/bricks and cedar, but also with a fine and fresh chery tone. Medium to full bodied attack, sweet cherry fruit up front that soon gives way to a more heady and tannic mid palate. The dry mouthfeel weakens after a short while, lettting a fresh, almost raspberrry tone emerge on the finish. The aftertaste is long, fresh and raspberry-like. Very elegant. A fascinating wine that combines a rather brutal dryness with a fresh fruit in the aftertaste that is almost reminiscent of a good, simple burgundy. Not for cellaring, but who knows, this wine has an axcellent trackrecord for aging.

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  3/1/2024 - Scamber Likes this wine:

  First couple hours came across a bit coarse. Softens into bright dusty cherry, a bit of spice but not very earthy.

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  1/14/2024 - Hugo Hilde Likes this wine:

  Great stuff, needed a few hours to dispense with a slight sur maturé note. Full bodied with middle eastern spices through the long finish.
  
  Should age well

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  5/5/2023 - bonedoc wrote:

  decanted and drank w/ bolognese. too young to make a call, but somewhat disjointed.

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  4/16/2023 - Musiclistener wrote: 89 Points

  From 375. Would rate higher but for a bit too much oak, though tastefully done.

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