Fontodi - Flaccianello della Pieve 2019 (750ml) Markopoulo

Fontodi - Flaccianello della Pieve 2019 (750ml) MarkopouloThe 2019 Flaccianello della Pieve is another stunning wine that sums up the character of the vintage and reflects the sun drenched beauty of its quintessentially Tuscan surroundings. Giovanni Manetti and his team have two new important wines in the works, but Flaccianello remains an old love and a wine that hits the highest marks for quality consistency vintage after vintage. I tasted this wine next to the 100 point 2016 vintage for friendly

The zesty aromas jump from the glass

000 feet above sea level

yielding fresh and well-defined grapes

A fragrant sparkling wine

This pretty peach fizz is 100% Vermentino Nero

this vine is enhanced to the maximum

acidity on the mouth and the hint of fruit is delightfully pleasurable for those who enjoy exotic fruit on the palate

and soft leather build depth and nuance

Barrel Sample: 94-96JS94James SucklingInstantly appealing ripe dark berries and plums with graphite and other dark stony notes

63 g/100ml - pH 3

earning the title of Fourth Growth during the 1855 Classification

- 76 hectares of vineyards planted on southern exposed slopes on the highest point of the Gironde