Sportoletti, Villa Fidelia Rosso, IGT

Still singing. This punches way above its price point.

2013 vintage

Over the hill and lacking fruit or length, but still a nice drink. If you have it, consume now

1998 vintage

What a great tasting wine! Great fruit and nice balance.

2013 vintage

Nothing there until about 2hrs open. Then some impressive thick jammy fruit plus a hint of pepper.

2013 vintage

Big (15% on label but surely higher), ripe, Merlot dominated. Unbalanced and beginning to be over the hill. Chocolate and velvety textures for those who like that.

2006 vintage

Got half a case of this beauty from a private seller. Unbelievable structure in this wine. Like tasting a bowl of raspberries and cream with hints of tobacco and just a hint of mint. Drank over 3 nights and it improved drastically over the 2nd and 3rd night. Had it with steak and risotto on the 2nd night and with lasagna on the third night. It is so complex yet so delicious . I m just happy I have 5 …

2006 vintage

Enjoyable out of the bottle. A nice pepper and complexity with leather. High tannin level.

2013 vintage

Ruby color with leather and red currant on the nose. Mixed jammy flavors on the palate with red and dark fruit flavors. Long smooth finish.

2013 vintage

Doux, crèmeux et soyeux. Parfait. Cerises à la crème. Merveilleux.

2006 vintage

Upon uncorking, a small 1 oz pour reveals equal parts of age/funk, ripe red and black fruits, and soil. I pour myself a little more and let it unwind in my glass as I prepare dinner. 15 minutes later, the wine is more about the fruit, and less so other attributes; most of the funk is gone. The color reveals a gently bricked ruby, faded to the rim and clear. The nose, once fully open at the one hour mark, …

1998 vintage

Soft, round and nice. On the back 9.

1998 vintage

Too soon to drink. Way more fruit up front than previous vintages. I’m a little disappointed but I got such a great deal I bought a ton of it. I hope it mellows out after a few years.

2013 vintage

Smakrik, tät god och en passande strävhet. Köper gärna igen.

2013 vintage

Merlot 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Cabernet Franc 10% My first experience with this '06 wine, and the first Villa Fidelia I have had since an '04 I had 5 years ago. Inky, dense, somewhat subdued nose. In the mouth, this is unexpectedly well-balanced and old World (dare I say). Much different than the '04. There is some nice bitter chocolate here, menthol, and decaying leaves. The black cherry fruit is here but not prominent. A little bitter on the finish …

2006 vintage

Hard to believe this is $20/bottle. In a good drinking window. Inky purple, full-bodied, slightly less complex than I'd like with a relatively short finish. But great QPR. Great wine on a Tuesday night with tacos.

2006 vintage

Pretty solid wine. Garnet. Medium bodied. Pleasant but not exciting. Weakened on day 2.

2006 vintage

Opened 2 hours prior to pairing with Meatballs in Sugo. A dark purple robe under indirect light, the liquid coating the walls of the glass shimmers, telling there is plenty of ETOH in this wine. The intriguing nose features dark cherry, blackberry, currant and tobacco. On the palate, juicy, dry with extract, noticeable dry tobacco/ash, graphite, oak spices, touch of herbs. Some tannins still present, but largely mitigated with tomato sauce. Excellent acidity (Italian typicity) more apparent when consumed alone. …

2006 vintage

Have 2 cases I've been sitting on and first bottle PNP: Velvet, cassis, earthy, fruit up front, something I usually don't like but it's Soooo mellow! Very happy!

2006 vintage

Pleasant easy drink if not especially sophisticated

2006 vintage

Not boring at all. Mostly plum beautifully aged vino. Well enjoyed by my guests.

1998 vintage

Cette fois, le vin a été bu directement de la bouteille et m'a semblé un poil moins intéressant. Un passage en carafe est donc fortement recommandé. Il faut dire qu'il y avait au menu, entre autres, de la salade d'épinard qui s'harmonise très difficilement avec le rouge. Le dernier verre, bu après le repas, a été le meilleur.

2006 vintage

Bon, un peu alcooleux (15%), nez animal, cuir, réglisse, la prune. en bouche plutôt droit malgré l'alcool et une belle ammertume qui allonge le tout. En résumé très bon et pourrait attendre encore quelques années pour arrondir le tout.

2006 vintage

Ce mélange bordelais vinifié près de la ville d'Assises en Ombrie m'a complètement charmé! Le nez est envoûtant sur les fruits noirs, avec des notes de chocolat, de tabac et de balsamique. La bouche est encore plus belle. Riche et équilibrée avec juste ce qu'il faut d'acidité et d'amertume pour qu'on en veuille tout de suite une autre gorgée. Bien mûr avec des tanins soyeux et une finale plutôt longue. Encore bien vivant et vibrant, ce vin se maintiendra encore …

2006 vintage

just starting to become an old wine.

1998 vintage

Delicious with great structure. Dusty fruit and earth with medium body, adequate acidity and firming tannins. This was well received by all who tasted it and went well with grilled pizza. This has much more life left.91+

2006 vintage

Earthy, red fruit with enough structure to keep it interesting. Ready to drink. 90-91

2006 vintage

CHERRIES, RASPBERRIES AND EARTHINESS IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.

1998 vintage

Complex aromatics of red fruit, tobacco, flowers and some green pepper / herbal notes. Similar flavors on the palate, red currant, tobacco, leather. Very well balanced given the 15% abv. Sadly my last bottle.

2006 vintage

Beautiful Bordeaux Blend. Cassis, blackberry, chocolate predominate. Very Smooth. A bargain.

2006 vintage

Second day was even better. Lovely wine

2006 vintage

Oak monster. Not enough tannins to make it a generational wine, but super pleasant now.

2006 vintage

Really interesting wine. Lots of fruit on the nose. Very new world for an Italian wine. Yet the flavors were completely different. Somewhat high alcohol and slight acidic kick, some earthy flavors. All in all this was a very impressive and really enjoyable wine. Looking forward to my next bottle...

2006 vintage

Just a wonderful wine. Popped and poured, had with marinara and meetballs, and it was a perfect compliment. Good balance, nice acidity, integrated tannins. Very nice, and worth every dime of $25. My third of three bottles, and each was the same. Wish I had bought more.

2006 vintage

Lamb and steak dinner with Nathan, Kelly, Jordan and ML. 5th bottle of the case. All bottles completely consistent with last note. An incredible bargain @$20.

2006 vintage

Enjoyed while cooking, dark color. Nose: earth, dried fruit, plumb. Palate: Dried fruit, earth, some spice,licorice and somewhat disjointed fruit-tannins-acid, probably due to my very short decant. Seemed to open more and more while in the glass. Finish: Medium+ and seemed to hint that it needed a longer decant or time sideways. A good wine that went very well with chicken Parm..

2006 vintage

Lovely right bank Bordeaux style blend from Umbria. Lots of food friendly acidity and dark red fruits with mineral complexity that continues to evolve after opening. Really nice!

2006 vintage

Mute nose and fairly tannic upon opening, but it softened up and became the quintessential super-Tuscan after a while. Immediately available but lacking in structure and depth. Still a good drink for the money.

2006 vintage

Lacks the structure and moothfeel of a Bordeaux. Good fruit with Herbal notes, but no mid palate and a bit austerr

2006 vintage

Opaque plum in the glass, with a fair amount of sediment. I let this breathe for ~30 minutes, enjoying the nice bouquet of sweet dark fruit. On the palate, this was clearly a fully mature wine, perhaps even slipping past peak a bit. Plums, with notes of chocolate and smoke; a little muddled on the mid-palate. Tannins were smooth, leading to a medium length finish. Good, but not as impressive as a bottle of the '01 consumed earlier this month …

1998 vintage

Similar to the 11/11/08 bottle except richer and a touch deeper.

1998 vintage

or was it that way it is supposed to taste/smell. Nah.

1998 vintage

Chicken ala Greve and duck two ways as an appy with Lisa and Lee. Nice bottle good complement to the chicken.

1998 vintage

GS Team dinner - very enjoyable bottle.

1998 vintage

Dinner at home - Jilly's Duck Bolengese - with Steve, Sue, Karl, +. Showed well.

1998 vintage

I seemed to enjoy this wine more than most tasters. Dark red in color with aromas of ripe black fruits. Rich very developed fruit in the mouth with mild tannins and a sweet, long finish. Very international Merlot in character. Served with an Umbrian wild Boar stew and it was delicious.

1998 vintage

Saturday night at home - with shrimp scampi over red quinoa. Wine stood up well to the strong flavors.

1998 vintage

At home with Herb and Elaine - lasagna, salad and garlic bread. Nice pairing. Tim and Brian were over too (didn't have the wine).

1998 vintage

Saturday night with Nancy and Kenny at a restaurant in Peapack (not a great place - loud and not great food). Wine was nice. Should keep drinking it, not likely to get any better in the bottle.

1998 vintage

Three bottles served on the Friday night before Yom Kippur - Steve and Sue over - brick chicken on the grill with roast potatos. Wine was good - not great - though enjoyed by all.

1998 vintage

Seemed to be a step down from prior bottle. Might be simple variation, or might be deteriorating. This wine just has never seemed special to me, and I'm glad I have just one (soon to be zero) bottle left.

1998 vintage

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