2 double-magnums per lot
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Fontalloro--Vintage 1997
Tuscany. Fattoria di Felsina
In individual original wooden cases
Tasting Note: The 1997 Fontalloro (rated 87) may be the finest made from this single vineyard (and I have tasted them back through the early eighties). Aged two years in French oak, there are 3,000 cases of this spectacular wine. Dense ruby/purple-coloured, with a chocolate espresso-scented nose infused with cherry liqueur, it is a full-bodied, sweet wine with wonderful fatness, terrific ripeness, plenty of glycerin, and a chewy, long, spicy finish. There is some tannin in this youthful offering, but its appealing flamboyance is attention-getting. It should last for 12-15+ years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 130 (Aug 2000).
2 double-magnums per lot
Tuscany. Fattoria di Felsina
In individual original wooden cases
Tasting Note: The 1997 Fontalloro (rated 87) may be the finest made from this single vineyard (and I have tasted them back through the early eighties). Aged two years in French oak, there are 3,000 cases of this spectacular wine. Dense ruby/purple-coloured, with a chocolate espresso-scented nose infused with cherry liqueur, it is a full-bodied, sweet wine with wonderful fatness, terrific ripeness, plenty of glycerin, and a chewy, long, spicy finish. There is some tannin in this youthful offering, but its appealing flamboyance is attention-getting. It should last for 12-15+ years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 130 (Aug 2000).
2 double-magnums per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.