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LOT 411

Lot 411

FONTODI FLACCIANELLO DELLA PIEVE 1997 (2) WA 94
MAZZEI CASTELLO DE FONTERUTOLI SIEPI 1997 (1)

FONTODI FLACCIANELLO DELLA PIEVE 1997 (2) WA 94 MAZZEI CASTELLO DE FONTERUTOLI SIEPI 1997 (1)
Lot 411 Details
FONTODI FLACCIANELLO DELLA PIEVE 1997 (2)

Tuscany.
u. 1 x bn. 1 x vts. glue on one label. 1 x scraped label.

The 1997 Flaccianello della Pieve shows broad shoulders and a robust style that has carried it forward over the years with grace and determination. Compared to the 1999 vintage, this wine is a bigger and bolder expression of Fontodi's best Sangiovese grapes. The vintage was characterized by a hot and dry summer, and the resulting berries were smaller and more compact in structure with thicker skins. This has contributed to the wine's sizable width and breadth. I also want to point out that the tannins have achieved a perfect point of silkiness. Those 18 years of aging have ushered this wine forward to a spectacular moment in its drinking window. If you have a bottle, you will be well rewarded by its current state of excellence. October 2015 WA 94

MAZZEI CASTELLO DE FONTERUTOLI SIEPI 1997 (1)

Tuscany.
u. vts. scuffed label.

3 bts.    per lot $400 - $600

Realised: $720
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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