2015 Italy

This wonderfully perfumed Rosso has a bright cherry colour typical of Sangiovese. Brambles, red fruits and wild spices fill the nose, while the supple palate brims with crunchy red and plump black fruit, mineral salinity and a seasoning of Tuscan charm. Time in Slavonian oak and concrete vats has given it gleaming, well-polished tannins. Made for us by San Giorgio in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, this comes from some of the finest, fossil-filled vineyards in the whole of Montalcino. Drink now to 2025.
Davy Zyw - Wine Buyer

Pretty nose with aromas of raspberry and red cherry, a hint of sweet spice and rose petal. On the palate the tannins are fine grained, the fruit has lovely concentration, held up by lively acidity and subtle notes of clove and sandalwood from time in slavonian oak botti grandi (1yr), and a lingering finish. Drink from 2018+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Bright straw color. Slightly muted aromas at first then pick up energy and vibrancy with aeration to offer hints of caramel apple, pear and canned pineapple. Bright and juicy in the mouth, with outstanding cut to the pomaceous orchard fruit flavors. Finishes long and clean with a hint of creamy lemon custard. A lovely wine.
Ian D'Agata, Vinous.com (spring 2018)

Freen fig and briar fruit on the nose is underpinned by graphite minerality and cherry stone on the palate. Juicy acidity and ripe phenolics provide a fine backbone.

Cherry tea, savoury herbs and a wave of chalky minerality on the nose leads onto an upfront palate, showcasing the depth and quality of this amazing site. Limestone soils give Asili more minerality and direction on the palate, supported by purity of fruit and light-footed intensity. Complex, poised and deep. Drink 2022-2040.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

A fabulous nose of red cherry and plum fruit, tempered by spice and hints of new oak. Palate filling and full-bodied in the mouth, with notes of ripe red, Autumnal fruit, leather and spice, all kept in check by great acidity and the ripest of fine-grained tannins. As lovely as this is now, some time in the cellar will only render it more complex and mellow. A delightful wine. Drink 2021-2035+.
Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager (winter 2018)
 

Like the Vigna del Sorbo, the 2014 Flaccianello della Pieve spends a few additional months in botte grande than usual. The wine still breathes in large oak cask, but the environment is slightly more reductive (oxygen-free) compared to smaller barrique, thus allowing for a more complete and slower integration that is necessary in a cool vintage like this. The result is a beautifully complete wine that takes a few minutes to spread its wings. The bouquet starts off with a timid personality, but soon reaches a full regime of red fruit and spice that is so specific to this celebrated selection of Sangiovese from Panzano in Chianti. The September heat (following a gray, soggy summer) helped to eventually achieve fully ripened tannins. There is no greenness or astringency to disturb the soft and velvety mouthfeel. Thanks to severe fruit selection, production of the 2014 Flaccianello della Pieve is one-third less than average. Giovanni Manetti calls 2014 a vintage of opportunity. Although Panzano saw less average rainfall in 2014 compared to neighboring villages, Fontodi vineyards required double the work that year. This is an impressive achievement.
Monica Larner - 28/04/2017

Pretty nose, with aromas of strawberry, cassis and raspberry. Cool and crunchy fruit on the palate, focused and energetic, with lively acidity, silky tannins, and a captivating nervosity. Poised and pretty, with a saline finish. Drink 2018+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer