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2013 Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sangiovese
Ready, but will keep
Jancis Robinson MW
18/20
Michaela Morris
97/100
James Suckling
97/100
Antonio Galloni
98/100
Monica Larner
97/100
Product: 20131099256
2013 Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy

Description

The gorgeous 2013 Flaccianello della Pieve is going through a closed phase at the moment. Let's give the wine a few more years to sort itself out. This window of momentary shyness is a very encouraging sign when you consider how far this wine will travel to complete its evolutionary path. This vintage saw a cool spring that got the season off to a late start. Mild summer temperatures meant that the harvest also came later, with fruit picked the first week of October.

The natural characteristics of this vintage include higher total acidity, increased tannic structure and slightly lower alcohol content. The 2013 Flaccianello hits the trifecta of positive potential aging attributes. Indeed, the wine is almost rigid and nervous at this early stage in its adolescence. Like proud parents, we will wait and watch this bottle blossom over time.

Drink 2019 - 2045

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (July 2019)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2013
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Sangiovese
Body Full Bodied
Producer Fontodi

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18/20
Made from 1981 from 100% selected Sangiovese, mainly at 500 m elevation. Aged for 24 months in French barriques where malo takes place. Average production 60,000 bottles.So light and pure! Much more approachable than the Vigna del Sorbo. Really racy, this sings loudly. Spicy and glorious. Wonderful purity.Drink 2018 - 2035jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (June 2018)
Drink 2018 - 2035
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2018)
Michaela Morris 97/100
A warm rather than hot vintage with cool periods throughout. Harvest was relatively late, commencing at the beginning of October. Manetti tells me he reduced the time in barriques to 18 months, with the remaining six months spent in large casks - for this and subsequent vintages. This is so elegantly proportioned and refined, with ethereal fragrances of wildflowers and forest berries. The buoyant palate almost belies its depth and the finish resonates with minerality. A pure expression of Sangiovese and proof that a wine does not need to be large and brawny to be excellent or age-worthy.Drink 2022 - 2035Michaela Morris, Decanter.com (October 2018)
Drink 2018 - 2035
Michaela Morris, Decanter.com (Oct 2018)
James Suckling 97/100
From organically grown grapes. Pure Sangiovese.Very precise and focused with blueberry, blackberry and currant character. Chewy yet tight tannins. Full body and fabulous density and length. A classic. Needs five or six years to open completely but so beautiful in its youth. Real deal.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (November 2016)
Drink 2018 - 2035
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Nov 2016)
Antonio Galloni 98/100
Fontodi's 2013 Flaccianello della Pieve is a fabulous, riveting wine that grabs hold of all the senses. There is plenty of the richness and textural depth that have always been a Fontodi signature, but in the more contemporary style that seeks to marry power and elegance. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2013 is still very much in its inky, primary stage.Drink 2023 - 2043antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (January 2018)
Drink 2018 - 2035
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jan 2018)
Monica Larner 97/100
The gorgeous 2013 Flaccianello della Pieve is going through a closed phase at the moment. Let's give the wine a few more years to sort itself out. This window of momentary shyness is a very encouraging sign when you consider how far this wine will travel to complete its evolutionary path. This vintage saw a cool spring that got the season off to a late start. Mild summer temperatures meant that the harvest also came later, with fruit picked the first week of October. The natural characteristics of this vintage include higher total acidity, increased tannic structure and slightly lower alcohol content. The 2013 Flaccianello hits the trifecta of positive potential aging attributes. Indeed, the wine is almost rigid and nervous at this early stage in its adolescence. Like proud parents, we will wait and watch this bottle blossom over time.Monica Larner - 31/07/2019
Drink 2018 - 2035
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jul 2019)

About this wine

Sangiovese

A black grape widely grown in Central Italy and the main component of Chianti and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano as well as being the sole permitted grape for the famed Brunello di Montalcino.
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Fontodi

Fontodi is located in the hills south of the town of Panzano in the heart of the Chianti Classico region.This 90-hectare estate was in a run down and derelict state when it was acquired by Domiziano and Dino Manetti in 1968. They totally replanted the vineyards and renovated the winemaking facilities and today Fontodi is recognised as one of the finest producers in the region.
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