Fontodi, Chianti Classico

Nice fruit, acidity and texture. Very well made, seemed less austere than the 2016 drank last year. Great with lasagna.

2021 vintage

Dark cherries and leather. Mid-weight body played relatively nicely with food at Black Charcoal.

2021 vintage

Chianti flavors, on the balanced side.

2021 vintage

👀 Fairly dark color 👃 Great aromatic intensity with ripe cherry, a meaty edge and orange peel 👅 Very satisfying on the palate, full but never heavy, with spot-on balance 🏁 Long, clean finish that keeps things fresh and inviting

2019 vintage

Fantastic. Chewy. Faultless. Drink it now, or keep it around.

2019 vintage

I�m going to assume his was a bad bottle. Dull nose, soft flavours.

2021 vintage

Clear medium ruby; clean medium nose of blackberries, baking spices and savoury herbs; dry; high acidity; medium plus tannins; medium plus alcohol; medium body; medium plus flavour intensity; pfn with addition of cocoa; long finish; still going strong - drink now or in five years

2019 vintage

Very elegant Chianti Classico

2021 vintage

Beautiful, textbook chianti

2021 vintage

Garnet red. Pnp. Very kirsch and cherry nose, bitter orange, alcoholic and powerful, sprinkle of spicy black pepper. Very boozy and powerful. Taste is equally powerful and kirsch like, the tannins are very strong and need to refine. With more air smoky notes waft across the nose and the palate has tightened up. Booziness and kirsch has gone, and much more black fruit, smoky swirls and pique from the young tannins. Very good now and can see this improving markedly …

2021 vintage

Medium ruby appearance. Medium intensity nose of red cherry, red plum, dried herbs, liquorice, black plum, sweet spice. Slight tertiary aromas of leather and forest floor which are far from fully developed. High acid, medium+ dusty tannin, high alcohol, full body, medium+ flavour intensity, medium+ finish bordering on long with a slight saline and crushed rock character on the finish. Very good quality. This is an interesting combination of rusticity and power - complex, full of character, and intense. Still …

2021 vintage

Still youthful but very enjoyable when paired with food. I will probably give this another year before opening another bottle.

2021 vintage

Very nice

2019 vintage

This is an excellent Chianti and drinking well now. Rich but balanced, with dried red fruits, leather and moderate tannins. Drink now and easily for the next 5+ years.

2021 vintage

Earthy notes, ripe red and black cherries, very firm and mouth drying tannins. Too young for me. Let�s wait and see. Next bottle 2028.

2021 vintage

Red plum. Red tart cherry. Great intensity and very good balance

2021 vintage

Opened against better judgement. I had the 2015 vintage just a couple of weeks ago, so I expected it to be a bit too early for this vintage. With food it was very enjoyable, but on its own the tannins were more noticeable - although I wouldn’t describe this as a tannic beast - and the nose didn’t show much at all. Lush, red and black fruits dominated the palate and the acidity was medium minus, which may indicate a …

2019 vintage

Deep dark red, almost purple in color. On the nose there are typical aromas of cherries, red berries (strawberries?) and something floral. Feels surprisingly accessible considering how young it is, the tannins and oak notes are there but everything is in balance. On the palate there is cherry and this is just as good as Fontodi usually is, long and relatively soft. Highly recommended. Paired perfectly with potato pizza with rosemary and caramelized onions.

2021 vintage

Excellent Chianti, if a bit young. Well integrated and not too tannic. Great with white clam sauce!

2021 vintage

Not amazing, but nice for an everyday drinker, good value at $25/bottle

2021 vintage

Consistent with previous notes. Paired perfectly with pizza.

2021 vintage

Lots going on. Balsamic, black cherry, blackberry, dried herbs; very savory; smells of leather.

2019 vintage

3rd Friday Group Tasting (R&R's) : Double blind. Bright ruby red color. Aromas of cherry, blueberry, boysenberry- bright and exuberant. Medium-bodied with candied red berry fruit on the palate. Forward, juicy and bright�no idea what it is but I like it. (R&D)

2021 vintage

Popped and poured, 57 F. Ruby red color, medium depth. Aromatic nose of earth, cedar and dried flowers. Flabby tannins, lively acidity. Light oak well integrated, as is the alcohol. Medium body. Tart cherry, cranberry, savory orange rind, herbs, tobacco and balsamic notes with hints of minerality. Lingering drying finish. Solid QPR. May try to hunt down another bottle or two to see how it develops.

2021 vintage

A classic Chianti. Surprisingly light on tannins for a young wine, great with a chicken, garlic pasta. Relatively deep purplish red, lighter nose of strawberries and violets. Rich on the palette with several levels of complexity. Very good to excellent.

2021 vintage

Perfectly fine. Basically modern. Balanced but dense, slightly darker and bigger than I might typically expect. Not particularly expressive. It was fine. Nothing special. Nothing particularly wrong with it. Not in the same league as, for example, the '21 San Giusto a Rentananno, which I have had several times over the past year. (Although, to be fair, I almost always prefer the SGaR wines to their respective Fontodi counterparts, so I suppose that was to be expected.) 90-91

2021 vintage

Really nice and balanced CC with hallmark dark cherrie fruit, nicely integrated oak, and refreshing acidity. 93+

2021 vintage

Very nice wine, sour cherry with spice notes

2019 vintage

Like my March bottle. Elegant, lively and serious.

2021 vintage

Firmly structured, should be singing in 3-5 years.

2021 vintage

One of my favorite Chianti Classico. On the nose very deep, velvety, dark fruit. On the palate dark cherry, fine tannins, very smooth, long finish, that ends a little bit green, due to its age. Rather straightforward but alread pleasant.

2021 vintage

Not at all like a previous bottle. This was ripe, tannic and difficult.

2021 vintage

Lots of oak on the nose from vanilla and baking spice Red cherries and tart currants Medium body and mild tannins Silky smooth finish Medium plus acidity

2021 vintage

Rich sour and tangy cherry on nose and palate with some earth notes, though not the balsamic/smokey notes you often get with CCs. Quite a bit of tannin but very drinkable right now. Fresher and more satisfying than the 19s I tried a year or two ago. Some oak but only at first.

2021 vintage

Corked

2021 vintage

Excellent Chianti, j'adore!

2019 vintage

These were very good, as you'd expect from this classic producer that does things the right way.

2019 vintage

Caramel, fig, raspberry on the nose tart, black cherries, raspberry jam, very jammy after taste acidic mild tannins

2021 vintage

14.%. 92/93. A big burly chewy wine as before. Has lovely leathery bretty forest fruity and cherries complexity+minerality. Ends longish, fresh and gripping with nice tannin. Lay down 5 years+.

2019 vintage

Decanted 45 minutes. Deep ruby color, pale Ruby on the edges. Fruit is already Big on the nose, with tobacco, traces of leather. The mouth comes up very strong : fruit bomb first, with cherries and plums, then comes the medium high acidity, then the tight structure hits you with a Little astringency, but still refreshing. Was paired with very meaty ragu and would have been pretty good with a ribeye. This is something built for the long run. I …

2019 vintage

Founded in 1716, now 250ha in Gaiole (Coltibuono). 2015 first vintage for Frescobaldi.

2021 vintage

Medium-dark ruby red in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, an herbal note of thyme, a touch of spice, orange peel & a hint of minerals. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, plums & strawberries with spices, herbs & minerals. Lingering finish. Quite accessible at present with decanting & airing but may develop …

2021 vintage

Possibly paired poorly or too young. This was big and a little disoriented or directionless in my view. I'd decant this for a few hours before consuming.

2019 vintage

Sangiovese 2019 horizontal tasting (My house) : Unfortunately Fontodi 2019 was quite faulty, not undrinkable, but had a quite persistent stable smell at the nose, with a palate of high acidity and almost missing tannins, while from my record this had the potential to rival the Montalcino bottles in terms of body and structure, it lacked these quality.

2019 vintage

Great wine for a cheese board. Slightly sweet and smooth

2021 vintage

Clear medium ruby; clean medium nose of ripe red cherries, blackberries, baking spices, leather and savory herbs; dry; high acidity; medium plus tannins; medium plus alcohol; medium body; medium plus flavor intensity; palate is tarter with addition of cocoa; medium plus to long finish; drink now or in 5 years - developing beautifully with lots of potential remaining

2019 vintage

Bought this originally in Portofino. Have drank 3 more times since then. Probably my favorite Chianti ive had. Bold, cherry, leather. Strong tanin, but still delicious. Nice acidity. would love to see what this tastes like in another 10 years.

2019 vintage

Good, not great on days one and two. A more austere wine but definitely enjoyable for the price.

2019 vintage

Very good chianti Classico, but to my taste needs a bit more time or a long decant. I found the tannins slightly firm, although if definitely improved with air. Wish I had left this longer in the cellar.

2019 vintage

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2019 vintage

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