Podere Forte

Petrucci Melo Sangiovese

9.63 ratings
9.63 pro ratings
Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese
Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Beef, Venison, White Rice, Potato, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Duck, Tomato-Based, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Turkey, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Just incredible. No formal notes.

Just incredible. No formal notes.

Feb 11th, 2023
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Wow. This is the other single vineyard from Forte. This is the RC to the La Tache of the Antifeatro. Stunning nose. Perfection. The minerality is just so refined and so vivid. Unreal cherry flower and cherry liqueur. So clean. The cleanest. Leather. Smoke. But the sense of pulverized rocks is incredible. And this is not even 10% expressive. Herbs. Florals. Impossibly fragrant and complex. 9.8 nose now but more room to grow. And it will. Just sick. Palate is so silly good one only shakes their head. Insane concentration. Just massive. Fruit squeeze like nothing else. Ripe and super silky tannins and the finish is that telltale minerality. And man is that finish not quit. Incredible inner mouth aromas and just incredible tiny bit fruit intensity. Tannins are big and ripe but also substantial and need to integrate more. But that finish keeps slowly picking up fruit and length. 9.7 for now and I know this can go all the way 10 when it’s on. Let the journey begin!

Wow. This is the other single vineyard from Forte. This is the RC to the La Tache of the Antifeatro. Stunning nose. Perfection. The minerality is just so refined and so vivid. Unreal cherry flower and cherry liqueur. So clean. The cleanest. Leather. Smoke. But the sense of pulverized rocks is incredible. And this is not even 10% expressive. Herbs. Florals. Impossibly fragrant and complex. 9.8 nose now but more room to grow. And it will. Just sick. Palate is so silly good one only shakes their head. Insane concentration. Just massive. Fruit squeeze like nothing else. Ripe and super silky tannins and the finish is that telltale minerality. And man is that finish not quit. Incredible inner mouth aromas and just incredible tiny bit fruit intensity. Tannins are big and ripe but also substantial and need to integrate more. But that finish keeps slowly picking up fruit and length. 9.7 for now and I know this can go all the way 10 when it’s on. Let the journey begin!

Feb 13th, 2022
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Very fragrant. More mineral. Lovely nose. I love these. Love it. Awesome structure. Deep. Minerally. Calco-schiste. Spectacular. One of the best of today. 100% Sangiovese.

Very fragrant. More mineral. Lovely nose. I love these. Love it. Awesome structure. Deep. Minerally. Calco-schiste. Spectacular. One of the best of today. 100% Sangiovese.

Feb 28th, 2020