Lot 411
FONTODI FLACCIANELLO DELLA PIEVE 1997 (2) WA 94
MAZZEI CASTELLO DE FONTERUTOLI SIEPI 1997 (1)
Lot 411 Details
FONTODI FLACCIANELLO DELLA PIEVE 1997 (2)
Tuscany.
u. 1 x bn. 1 x vts. glue on one label. 1 x scraped label.
The 1997 Flaccianello della Pieve shows broad shoulders and a robust style that has carried it forward over the years with grace and determination. Compared to the 1999 vintage, this wine is a bigger and bolder expression of Fontodi's best Sangiovese grapes. The vintage was characterized by a hot and dry summer, and the resulting berries were smaller and more compact in structure with thicker skins. This has contributed to the wine's sizable width and breadth. I also want to point out that the tannins have achieved a perfect point of silkiness. Those 18 years of aging have ushered this wine forward to a spectacular moment in its drinking window. If you have a bottle, you will be well rewarded by its current state of excellence. October 2015 WA 94
MAZZEI CASTELLO DE FONTERUTOLI SIEPI 1997 (1)
Tuscany.
u. vts. scuffed label.