Fontodi - Flaccianello della Pieve 2018 (750ml) Grechetto owing to the presence of

owing to the presence of Sauvignon in the blend

Cherry paste and light oak spice aromas show on the nose of this bottling

Given where the ’03 is right now and how much younger this wine seems

Other white varieties also do well here

Fontodi - Flaccianello della Pieve 2018 (750ml) Grechetto owing to the presence ofThe 2018 Flaccianello della Pieve is another stellar wine from Fontodi. It is the richest Flaccianello ever made (in terms of dry extract), with elevated acidity that trails the 2016 by just a touch, but it does not taste like that at all. Dark cherry, violet, lavender, spice, mocha and graphite build with a bit of time in the glass. Like the Sorbo, the 2018 Flaccianello is not a wine of size, as in most previous years, but rather a wine that exudes