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Fontodi Flaccianello delle Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale 2019

Reviews

99 -Falstaff -

98 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The 2019 Flaccianello della Pieve is another stunning wine that sums up the character of the vintage and reflects the sun-drenched beauty of its quintessentially Tuscan surroundings. Giovanni Manetti and his team have two new important wines in the works, but Flaccianello remains an old love and a wine that hits the highest marks for quality consistency vintage after vintage. I tasted this wine next to the 100-point 2016 vintage for friendly comparison, and perhaps the main difference is that the tannins are finer and more accessible in this bottle. It offers rich concentration and layers of dark fruit that wrap thickly over the senses. Tannin management is an active pursuit. Time in barrique has been reduced over the years in favor of a final six-month resting period in larger oak casks. In fact, the barrel room was recently enlarged to give more room to these bigger vessels. The 2019 vintage recalls the balance of 2001 with the freshness of 2013. However, 2019 is more profound.

98 -Raffaele Vecchione, WinesCritic.com -

Deep and extremely complex on the nose showing notes of wet geraniums, hot asphalt, guaranà, sour cherries, blackberries, rose petals, juniper berries and black pepper. Full bodied, perfectly matured tannins of incredible silkiness on the palate and a smooth, iconic finale which shows luminosity and an engaging personality. One of the best Flaccianello della Pieve ever tasted. Better from 2025.

97 -Jeb Dunnuck -

Also entirely Sangiovese from the best selections across the Fontodi vineyards in the amphitheater of the Conca d'Oro, the 2019 Flaccianello Della Pieve was raised for two years in French oak barrels. It pours a similarly rich red sanguine color and reveals toasty aromas of incense, blackberries, sage, and sappy earth. More robust than the Vigna del Sorbo, it’s full-bodied without being heavy and offers supple, ripe tannins, a seamlessly integrated structure through a long finish, and dark mineral tones that last for days. Another fantastic, age-worthy wine, it’s certain to improve if well stored. Allow it another couple of years and drink 2026-2046.

96 -James Suckling -

96 -The Wine Independent -

This 2019 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve was originally a single vineyard wine but in recent years it has become a blend of the best Sangiovese from different vineyards. It has a very appealing sweet black cherry nose with some exotic oak spice like sandalwood or incense. It is smoky and creamy on the palate, round and spicy with lots of lavish oak which is covering the fruit a little bit right now. It has very attractive, tangy acidity and quite firm, slightly dry tannins. It is still very young and not quite in complete harmony yet but has great potential to age gracefully. For owner Giovanni Manetti, “The 2019 vintage in Panzano in Chianti had great balance - it was never too hot and never too dry.” Drink 2024 to 2039.

94 -Vinous -

The 2019 Flaccianello della Pieve is another potent wine from Fontodi in this vintage. That said, it has more than enough mid-palate heft and overall intensity to balance its equally imposing tannins. Black cherry, mocha, licorice, lavender, spice and tobacco fill out the layers. The 2019 needs time to integrate its oak and for the imposing tannins to soften.

94 -Wine Spectator -

Technical Details

Blend 100% Sangiovese
Winemaker Giovanni Manetti
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Appellation Tuscany
Vineyard Estate vineyards located in the Conca d'Oro (Golden Shell) amphitheater in Panzano in Chianti (altitude ~400 meters)
Farming Method Organic Practices
Oak 33% new French oak
Fermentation Maceration and indigenous yeast fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation completed in barrel. Gravity-flow winemaking
Aging / Cooperage 24 months in 33% new French oak
Alcohol 14.5%
Production 5,000 cases

Fontodi Flaccianello delle Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale 2019

Name: Fontodi Flaccianello delle Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale 2019
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014859
Price: 134.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Sangiovese | Tuscany

FS99, WA98, RV98, JD97, JS96, TWI96, VN94, WS94

Organic Practices

$250.00

$134.95

750ML

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For the 2019 vintage, Giovanni Manetti described the balance in Panzano in Chianti as nearly ideal: never too hot, never too dry, producing a Flaccianello that critics have compared to the great 2001 vintage in its harmony, but with more profundity. Farr Vintners awarded 99, Wine Advocate 98, Rupert Valentini 98, Jeb Dunnuck 97, James Suckling 96, TWI 96, Vinous 94, and Wine Spectator 94. Monica Larner called it another stunning wine that sums up the character of the vintage and reflects the sun-drenched beauty of its quintessentially Tuscan surroundings. Rich concentration and layers of dark fruit wrap thickly over the senses, with tangy acidity and firm tannins carrying the wine forward on a long, mineral-driven finish. Tannin management has become an active pursuit at Fontodi in recent years, with time in barrique reduced in favor of a final six-month resting period in larger oak casks, giving the 2019 a seamless quality that makes it already compelling but built to improve for decades. The price here is incredibly good for Flaccianello at this level of quality. Don't miss it.

About The Producer

Fontodi is located in Panzano and in an area called the "Conca d’Oro" (the golden shell) because of its amphitheater shape which the winery overlooks. A genuine and characteristic terroir, famous for centuries and one of the highest regarded growing sites in all of Chianti. It has a unique combination of high altitude, calcareous clay/schist soil, lots of light, and a climate that is warm and dry with a marked difference in day and night-time temperatures. ll Fontodi wines are produced from estate vineyards, picked by hand, chosen with care and vinified in a way that exalts the character of the vines and the territory.

$250.00

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750ML

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