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Representing “the absolute heights of Italian winemaking” according to the esteemed Gambero Rosso, the exceptional Fattoria di Fèlsina is acclaimed by critics across the board, earning “Tre Bicchieri” awards every year since the Vini d’Italia’s first publication in 1988 and named Winery of the Year for consistently producing exceptional wines in Chianti Classico. Continuing their tradition of excellence, these outstanding selections from Felsina rank among the region’s highest rated wines, guaranteeing fans of richly structured Tuscan wines years of enjoyment at value pricing.
Spanning 500 hectares with 90 hectares under vine, Felsina is managed by third generation Giovanni Poggiali, continuing his family’s legacy of producing wines that express the purity of Sangiovese under the direction of renowned consulting oenologist Franco Bernabei. Sourced from organically farmed, high altitude vineyards with a mix of soils including sandstone, alberese and galestro and both garnering 94 pt. ratings, the vines for 2019 Chianti Classico “normale” average around 30 years of age, offering “so much freshness and cheerful, easy-drinking appeal” according to the Wine Advocate’s Monica Larner while the vines for the 2019 Riserva are over 50 years, yielding deep structure layered with lively racy fruit hinting of spice, earth and leather. Uniquely sourced from two very different microclimates, the vines for the 95 pt. 2018 Fontalloro IGT range from 15-40 years, showing a brighter red character with intense concentration and stony minerality, “full-bodied yet polished and structured” according to James Suckling with well-integrated tannins that make all the Felsina reds approachable on release but worthy of cellaring. Produced in the traditional method of air drying the grapes on mats to concentrate sugars, the gold-hued 96 pt. 2011 Felsina Vin Santo spent 7 years maturing in oak casks in the estate’s “vinsantaia” loft area before bottling, yielding a beautifully crafted Tuscan sweet wine offering waves of tropical dried fruit, honey-laced acidity and an endless finish.
Ranking among the longest-lived and top-rated wines produced in Chianti Classico, this selection of Felsina wines offers “superb quality and value” all with “the potential to age” according to Antonio Galloni of Vinous, now at best on the market pricing perfect for mixing a case. | 
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