🏰 Fontodi's 2016 Flaccianello della Pieve is widely hailed as a masterpiece, earning a perfect 100-point score from Wine Advocate. This 100% Sangiovese IGT from Chianti Classico paints a beautiful portrait of a perfect Tuscan landscape, showcasing amazing depth, poise, and sheer elegance. The bouquet opens to dark cherry, blue flower, and tilled earth, with taut, almost crunchy tannins and profound pedigree driven by evident acidity. Other tasting notes mention dark cherries, blackcurrants, brambleberries, eucalyptus, vanilla, tar, sandalwood, and dried violets, describing it as refined and delicate, weaving through fresh dark fruit and intricately wrought tannins. This vintage is a testament to the quality of fruit achieved in a balanced year. 【 Masterpiece 100-point Sangiovese 】 🍴 This exceptional Sangiovese is incredibly food-friendly, with its high acidity cutting through richness and moderate tannins. It's a classic pairing for Bistecca alla Fiorentina, prosciutto, Tuscan salami, and pasta with meat sauce. It also excels with grilled meats, roasted pork, lamb tagine, eggplant parmesan, mushroom risotto, and aged Pecorino or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses. 🥂 A perfect choice for celebratory dinners, showcasing Italian excellence, or any occasion where a truly profound and critically acclaimed wine is desired. It's a wine that embodies the heart and soul of Tuscany.