Drink now or decades from now
it's not over the top or simply fruity
delivering impressive tension for this level of ripeness
tracing back to Chateau Margaux - and To Kalon Clone 2 - infamous To Kalon vineyard selection in Napa delivering spice and concentration
On the nose aromas of cherries
Fèlsina - Fontalloro 1997 (18L) El Dorado County Drink now or decades fromThe 1997 Fontalloro 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 colored, 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