2009 Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy Size:75cl With massive weight

With massive weight

It should last for 35-50 years

if not probable

Francois Xavier Borie is now producing some of Bordeaux's greatest wines

and I enjoy the wealth of fruit

2009 Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy Size:75cl With massive weightThe 2009 Flaccianello della Pieve is a bit of a shock to the palate after 20+ older vintages. Still, it is impossible to miss the wines striking purity and finesse. Today the 2009 is a bit of a brute, but it should mellow out over the next 5 7 years as the tannins start to soften. Firm tannins frame layers of ripe, juicy fruit in this young, extroverted Flaccianello. Antonio Galloni Wine Advocate Issue#201 Jun 2012