2016 Fattoria di Felsina Fontalloro Toscana

Sangiovese - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 98 WA 98 WE 93 WS 92
JS 98

jamessuckling.com, June 2019

Amazing aromas of licorice, wet earth, orange peel and lavender. Full body, tight and super compact and polished. Goes on for minutes. Clearly great. Better in 2021, but already a star.
WA 98

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2019

(98+ points) The 2016 Fontalloro is the best vintage of this landmark wine that I have tasted thus far. This is a very elegant vintage, with more volume in the mouth and precise notes of tar, licorice, camphor ash, resin...
WE 93

Wine Enthusiast, April 2019

Aromas of dark-skinned fruit, exotic spice, blue flower and menthol shape the nose. It's linear, focused and ethereally elegant, offering succulent Morello cherry, raspberry compote and star anise alongside fine-grained...
WS 92

Wine Spectator, October 2019

This is rich and polished, with black cherry, blackberry and plum flavors matched to dense tannins and bright acidity. Tips toward the tannic side now, picking up earth, spice and tar notes on the long finish. Best from...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type
Red
Varietal
Sangiovese
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Vintage
2016
Size
750ML
Percent alcohol
13.5%
Closure
Cork

The 2016 Fattoria di Felsina Fontalloro Toscana is a noteworthy Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy. With a 13.5% alcohol content and sealed with a traditional cork, this red wine has garnered notable attention from several esteemed wine reviewers, reflecting its quality and complexity.

James Suckling, a renowned wine critic, awarded this vintage an impressive 98 points, describing it as "amazing" and highlighting its "licorice, wet earth, orange peel, and lavender" aromas. He praised its "full body" and "super compact and polished" nature, suggesting it's already a star but might improve further by 2021 (jamessuckling.com).

Similarly, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate also rated it 98 points, identifying the 2016 Fontalloro as "the best vintage of this landmark wine" tasted thus far. The review emphasized the wine's "elegant vintage" and "precise notes of tar, licorice, camphor ash, resin, and Indian spice." The reviewer noted its potential to evolve and sharpen with age, recommending it as a beautiful wine to cellar for a decade or more (Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate).

Wine Enthusiast provided a slightly lower but still commendable score of 93 points. The review described the wine as "linear, focused, and ethereally elegant," with aromas of "dark-skinned fruit, exotic spice, blue flower, and menthol." The palate offered "succulent Morello cherry, raspberry compote, and star anise" with fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity for balance (Wine Enthusiast).

Wine Spectator awarded the wine 92 points, noting its richness and polish, with flavors of "black cherry, blackberry, and plum" matched to dense tannins. The review suggested it leans towards the tannic side now, with earth, spice, and tar notes on the finish, and recommended drinking from 2021 through 2028 (Wine Spectator).

Overall, the 2016 Felsina Fontalloro Toscana is a well-regarded Sangiovese, celebrated for its complexity and aging potential.