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Another impressive 2015, the Fontalloro is a wine of breadth, power and persistence. Today, the oak is still not fully integrated, but there is more than enough depth and resonance in the fruit to make me think that will happen. I can't wait to taste the 2015 from bottle.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2015 Fontalloro is a landmark achievement. The bouquet strikes out with immediate complexity. It dangles aromas of black cherry, spice, tar, forest floor, wild rose and campfire ash in front of your nose with seductive allure. The unified presentation and delivery of all those aromas is profound and impressive. This edition of Fontalloro is exceptionally smooth and silky in texture and this is surely linked to the ripe, soft and finely textured fruit produced in this vintage. This is a pure expression of Sangiovese that is aged in barrique for up to 22 months. Some 30,000 bottles were produced. Oct 2018, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Fattoria di Fèlsina is one of Chianti’s leading names, its vineyards straddling the Colli Senesi and Classico regions, therefore making wines that bear both names. Alongside its various Chianti bottlings, it produces Fontalloro – a pure Sangiovese and one of the first Super Tuscans, made in 1983.