Good balanced. 2015 @760, chateau -, 230222-230224 — 9 months ago
Opened about two hours prior to service and allowed to breathe. Two bottles were opened tonight from the same cellar and both corks showed some saturation but only through the first 1/3. No formal notes. The 1999 Flaccianello pours a youthful ruby color with a slightly garnet rim and some signs of sediment though nothing I would describe as unusual. This is an absolutely delightful Flaccianello that I would still describe as “developing”. A mix of red and dark fruits with dried herbs, black tea, espresso, leathe and dried earth. The tannins are still firm and the acid is zippy yet everything is in perfect balance and well integrated. This was paired with a deconstructed BLT highlighting the produce from local area farms and salmon rillettes with turnips, fennel and orange. I don’t have a lot of experience with Flaccianello (or Fontodi for that matter) but this is a wonderful representation of Chianti Classico (although not designated such) and if the two bottles opened tonight are representative, this vintage has a lot left in the tank! Drink now with a little air to stretch its legs and over the next 10-15 years, no cap. — 5 months ago
Nice Chianti, with Jeff and Matthew — 10 months ago
great value! — 8 months ago
Fabulous. Smooth. Sangiovese in Indianapolis. Jonathan 60th — 8 months ago
Beautifully proportioned, truly deep complex and resonant. — 9 months ago
Didn't know what to expect from this - it has surprisingly lightweight glass bottle - low carbon 💚. Lovely, typical sour cherry aromas and leather verging on sweaty saddle aromas (not in a bad way IMO). Peppery cherry flavours and satisfying, robust, dry tannic finish — 2 years ago
Kenneth Hargreaves
Delicious Sangiovese from Montepulciano. Lots of tart cherry and some leather on the pallet. Nice long tannic finish. — 15 days ago