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The Fontodi Chianti Classico 2008 has arrived! After several vintages with near perfect conditions, 2008 was more of a challenge. The spring and early summer were quite damp, which caused quite a bit of shatter and therefore lowered yields considerably. The summer was on the cool side and the harvest began in late September. With all that said, the quality of the 2008 Fontodi is the perhaps ‘the best ever’ according to James Suckling (formerly of the Wine Spectator) as well as the winemakers at Fontodi. These are wines with excellent acidity and fantastic age-ability.

Fontodi 2008
Chianti Classico
$34.99 (750 ml)
$69.99 (1.5 L)
James Suckling 93 “This is a solid Chianti Classico, with beautiful plum, berry and milk chocolate aromas and flavors. Full body, with soft and velvety tannins and a long juicy finish. Really excellent. Fontodi is one of the stars of the region. Made from organic grapes.”

Here is what The Wine Advocate wrote about the 2008 Chianti Classico “is very elegant and restrained in this vintage. Sweet red cherries, flowers, tobacco and incense float on a core of bright, persistent minerality. This is a rather Burgundian styled vintage for the Chianti Classico. Readers who may have found the 2006 and 2007 too rich will flip over the 2008. It is a model of precision and elegance. Menthol, spices and a host of balsamic aromas and flavors add complexity on the delineated, precise finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2020.”

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Katie