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2018 Meriggio

Wine Details
Producer

Fontodi

Place of Origin

Italy

Colli Toscana, Panzano in Chianti (Chianti Classico, Firenze)

Tuscany

Color

White

Grape/Blend

90% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Trebbiano

Vintages
2022202120192018201720162014
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2019 - 2023

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It's hard to believe, but Giovanni Manetti continues to take wines to even greater heights. Two thousand sixteen is without a question the finest vintage I have ever tasted here. The wines have a level of focus and delineation that is truly remarkable. Of course conditions were ideal in 2016, with warm days, cool nights and no shock events. The decision to move towards gentler vinifications and also finish aging in cask for both Vigna del Sorbo and Flaccianello has paid off handsomely. Both wines are off the charts. I also tasted a 2018 Trebbiano from 60-year-old vines done in amphora with no malolactic fermentation that is savory, expressive and flat-out delicious. Hopefully it will become a commercial wine at some point. The future looks very bright at Fontodi, especially now that Manetti's children, Bernardo and Margherita, are part of the team.