Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2020 was awarded 93 points by wine critic and Italian expert James Suckling, who praised the “flavourful finish” and noted that despite its youth, it’s “already precise and focused.”
Fonterutoli is owned by Mazzei, who were established in 1435, and their Chianti Classico is the estate’s bestseller. Made using Sangiovese, Malvasia Nera and Colorino grapes from seven of the best vineyard sites selected from some 120 that Mazzei have choose from, it’s dense, muscular and packed with forest floor, ripe cherry fruit, walnut, orange peel, herbs and worn leather. Aged for 12 months in French oak, it has real longevity and will just run and run. As with all Chiantis, it’s extremely food friendly, so can be paired with almost anything but goes particularly well with tomato-based pasta dishes.
Fonterutoli is a small hamlet with stunning views of Siena. Like a village that time forgot, it feels like you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages. When it comes to Chianti, legend tells of a dispute over who owned the region, Florence or Siena? To decide the boundary, both cities sent a knight out on horseback at cock’s first crow. Siena chose a well-fed, plump, prize-winning white cockerel. Florence opted for a malnourished, scrawny black cockerel. The latter woke early and hungry and the Florentine rider was almost all the way to Siena by the time his rival was roused by the white cockerel. The meeting point of the two riders is thought to have been at Fonterutoli.
£3.53 per 100.00ml
SKU No.: 4096091
Style No.: 946386
Region: Tuscany
Grapes: Sangiovese,Malvasia,Colorino
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2020 was awarded 93 points by wine critic and Italian expert James Suckling, who praised the “flavourful finish” and noted that despite its youth, it’s “already precise and focused.”
Fonterutoli is owned by Mazzei, who were established in 1435, and their Chianti Classico is the estate’s bestseller. Made using Sangiovese, Malvasia Nera and Colorino grapes from seven of the best vineyard sites selected from some 120 that Mazzei have choose from, it’s dense, muscular and packed with forest floor, ripe cherry fruit, walnut, orange peel, herbs and worn leather. Aged for 12 months in French oak, it has real longevity and will just run and run. As with all Chiantis, it’s extremely food friendly, so can be paired with almost anything but goes particularly well with tomato-based pasta dishes.
Fonterutoli is a small hamlet with stunning views of Siena. Like a village that time forgot, it feels like you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages. When it comes to Chianti, legend tells of a dispute over who owned the region, Florence or Siena? To decide the boundary, both cities sent a knight out on horseback at cock’s first crow. Siena chose a well-fed, plump, prize-winning white cockerel. Florence opted for a malnourished, scrawny black cockerel. The latter woke early and hungry and the Florentine rider was almost all the way to Siena by the time his rival was roused by the white cockerel. The meeting point of the two riders is thought to have been at Fonterutoli.
£3.53 per 100.00ml
SKU No.: 4096091
Style No.: 946386