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Flaccianello della Pieve 2009 75cl

IGT | Colli della Toscana Centrale | Toscane | Italie
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96 Wine Spectator
The first impression of this red is purity and finesse, as black currant, raspberry and violet aromas and flavors stay focused and persistent. An earthy leather element and mineral notes chime in on the finish, backed by a vibrant structure. Sangiovese. Best from 2015 through 2032. 5,000 cases made. –BS
94 Robert Parker
The 2009 Flaccianello della Pieve is a bit of a shock to the palate after 20+ older vintages. Still, it is impossible to miss the wine’s striking purity and finesse. Today the 2009 is a bit of a brute, but it should mellow out over the next 5-7 years as the tannins start to soften. Firm tannins frame layers of ripe, juicy fruit in this young, extroverted Flaccianello. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2029. This complete vertical of Fontodi’s flagship 100% Sangiovese Flaccianello was yet another of the remarkable tastings of my recent trip to Tuscany. Flaccianello is an interesting wine because the quality level that is the norm today only really starts around 2001. Prior to that the wines were very good, and sometimes even better than that, but not profound. In 2001 proprietor Giovanni Manetti made the decision to focus on his estate’s best fruit rather than making Flaccianello as a single-vineyard wine. Since then, Flaccianello has routinely been among the most exciting wines in Tuscany. Much of the fruit that now goes into Flaccianello comes from vineyards in the Pecille sub-zone of Panzano with a full southern exposure. Today Flaccianello is 100% Sangiovese, but the first vintages up to and including 1984 have 15% white grapes, as was common at the time. The early vintages up until 1990 spent about one year in French oak barrels, 50% new. In the mid-1990s Manetti increased the period of barrel aging to 18 months with the 1997, and then to 24 months with the 2006. Today the percentage of new barrels is close to 100%. Fontodi Flaccianello Key Points: 1. 100% Sangiovese aged in French oak barrels 2. Since 2001 made from the estate’s best fruit across a number of vineyards in Panzano’s historic Conca d’Oro, prior to that a strict single-vineyard wine. 3. Flaccianello’s status as an icon wine is cemented beginning in 2001 4. One of the more powerful of the 100% Sangioveses from Chianti Classico 5. Aging potential: 20+ years
Producteur
Fontodi
Issues du célèbre Conca d’Oro ou « bassin d’or » de Panzano, les cuvées traditionnelles proposées par Fontodi émerveillent collectionneurs et critiques depuis des décennies. Fontodi bénéficie de deux avantages majeurs. Tout d’abord, il est implanté sur un terroir unique, composé de sols calcaires argilo-schisteux, d’altitudes élevées, d’une belle exposition au soleil et, surtout, d’un microclimat chaud et sec bénéfique. Mais il profite aussi du dévouement dont fait preuve Giovanni Manetti à la vigne. Cette propriété viticole n’est entrée dans le patrimoine des Manetti qu’en 1968, mais les origines toscanes de cette famille de producteurs de tomettes en terre cuite remontent à plusieurs siècles. Sur une superficie étendue de 130 hectares certifiés biologiques, 70 ha sont dédiés au vignoble. L’implication de longue date de l’œnologue Franco Bernabei a joué un rôle primordial dans la renommée du domaine qui produit six rouges raffinés et un blanc fermenté en barriques. Flaccianello della Pieve s’est positionné comme l’une des premières cuvées 100% sangiovese en Toscane, et elle est encore régulièrement classée parmi les meilleures. Le Chianti Classico de Fontodi est une référence incontournable, toujours aussi difficile à égaler. Sans parler du Chianto Classico Riserva, Vigna del Sorbo, un vin toscan intense et authentique au caractère affirmé, qui se place un cran au-dessus des autres.