2014 Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy

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2014 Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi, Tuscany, ItalyLike the Vigna del Sorbo, the 2014 Flaccianello della Pieve spends a few additional months in botte grande than usual. The wine still breathes in large oak cask, but the environment is slightly more reductive (oxygen free) compared to smaller barrique, thus allowing for a more complete and slower integration that is necessary in a cool vintage like this. The result is a beautifully complete wine that takes a few minutes to spread its wings. The

sweet dried fruits

Nicolas and David Rossignol report a healthy crop in quality and quantity

old-school style

The 2005 is a rich

its dark fruit core enhanced by notes of tobacco box and the kitchen garden

one of his watercolours adorns the label

The palate is full

finishing with a delicious intensity and weight

Stuart Rae

We had our eyes on this Sherry cask for several years

and a long warming finish

One of our favourite Pontet-Canets is even a challenge to Ch