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2006 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT, Tuscany, Italy

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Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $161   From: $123   To: $200

Search Rank 147 What is search rank?
Over all vintages, this was the 147th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year. Search rank last month: 139th

Score: 96. When to drink: 2011 to 2036
The Wine-Searcher score of 96/100 is calculated from the following wine critic scores:
Critic Score When to drink
99/100    
99/100    
97/100    
97/100   2016 to 2036
94/100 (116 notes from 84 users )    
94/100   2014+
18/20   2011 to 2014
2/3   2014+
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Awards
Award Organization Award Year Result
Decanter World Wine Awards 2009 Gold
International Wine Challenge 2009 Bronze
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Price History for 2006 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
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Grape Variety: Sangiovese (Nielluccio)

Sangiovese (or Nielluccio in Corsica), a dark-berried vine, is the most widely planted grape variety in Italy. Virtually synonymous with the red wines of Tuscany, and all the romanticism that goes with the territory, Sangiovese is the core constituent in some of the great names in Italian wine. Italy’s love affair with Sangiovese – and indeed the world’s – is generations old, though recent grapevine research suggests the variety is not as ancient as once thought.

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Region Hierarchy
  • Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT wine region

    Colli della Toscana Centrale is a key Italian IGT title which covers, as its name implies, the hills ('colli') of central Tuscany. Wines marketed under the title can be red, white or rosé in color, and still, sparkling, dry or sweet in style. In practice, the majority are dry red wines made from the classic Tuscan varieties (most obviously Sangiovese), in combination with internationally famous French grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon.

    The area covered by this IGT title is relatively large (particularly when compared to the neighbouring  ... more

  • Toscana IGT wine region

    Toscana IGT is the most famous – and the most commonly used – of Italy’s Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) titles. The geographical region it indicates is, in short, Tuscany. Toscana IGT wines can be made in any village in any of Tuscany’s 10 provinces (Arezzo, Firenze, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa Carrara, Pisa, P ... more

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