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Fèlsina Toscana Rosso Fontalloro 2018

Fèlsina Toscana Rosso Fontalloro

2018
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£53.75

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.0%

The wine

Fontalloro comes from several Sangiovese vineyards located in the Chianti Classico denomination, where they are mostly exposed to the southwest and lie at an altitude ranging between 330 and 407 metres above sea level. Here the vineyards grow on mainly rocky, chalky and clay soils, with sand, silt, small pebbles and marine sediment also present the closer you get to the Crete Senesi region, situated to the south of Siena.

The best grapes from these vineyards are harvested manually at their optimal point of ripeness and transported to the winery, where in the following spring they commence an ageing period of two years in French oak barrels before blending occurs.

Fontalloro's exuberant personality emerges in the glass with notes of ripe cherry, plums and forest fruits, opening up the way for other enveloping hints of tobacco, cedar wood, liquorice, rhubarb and damp earth. This complex bouquet is rounded off by the addition of balsamic and mineral suggestions which endow considerable sensuality to the ensemble and are slowly revealed through touches of sweetness and austerity.

On the palate, its flavour lives up to expectations and it appears rounded, with aromas of red fruits, tobacco and liquorice, and a vibrant acidity that leads to refilling the glass now and again. Smooth, fruity and with characteristically fine tannins, Fontalloro is a Sangiovese that's well-balanced and a very pleasant drink. A superb wine that brings cheerful enjoyment and reminds us what a simple pleasure a good bottle can be.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Ratings and awards

202096 PK
201994 PK
201895 PK
201795 PK4 VA
201698+ PK
201396 PK3 VA
PK: ParkerVA: Viti ais

Customer reviews

4.7/5
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The winery

Fèlsina

Fèlsina

In Etruscan, Fèlsina means "place of hospitality and dining". And indeed right here, within the ancient walls of this farm that you must visit and experience, our customers have found one of the safest and most reliable ports of Chianti Classico, where the region on its border southward verges towards warmer climates and produces complex, full-bodied, velvety, smooth wines. In the Fèlsina winemaking tradition, there are no duds among the Castelnuovo barriques. The great Chianti...

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