FICO Wines - Sangiovese di Toscana 2020 (750ml)
Price: $229.99
| Producer | FICO Wines |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 69968 |
| Size | 750ml |
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FICO Wines Description
In 2015 Filippo Corsini produced the first vintage of Fico, a biodynamic wine inspired by his travels during a year abroad. Filippo’s vision was to create a completely natural wine which, from start to finish, is never touched by chemicals or preservatives. Tragically, a year later Filippo was killed at the age of 21 in a road traffic accident in London, leaving the legacy of Fico behind.
“To have the desire to cultivate vines following the criteria of organic winemaking is not a question of courage, it is a choice, a natural choice that favors the environment we live in, our health and of course the health of those to whom I wish to present this labour of love.” - Filippo Corsini
The vines chosen for Fico, are nestled close to an ancient fig tree in a distinct area in the center of one of Villa le Corti’s vineyards named 'Gugliaie'. It was this fig tree that inspired Filippo to name this wine, fig or 'fico'. These vines yield fruit with an excellent balance of flavor and structure, reflecting the taste of the earth, a calcareous earth, claylike and rich with fossils.
At Le Corti, the wines produced by the Corsini family are certificated organic wines but with Fico they wanted to take it a step further, a step towards a different type of agriculture. They wanted to look at the cultivation of the vines, the harvesting of the grapes and the making of the wine as a cohesive interconnected living system, closer to the tenants of ecological self sufficiency and the practice of bio-dynamics.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
Tasted at the estate and once again in my office, the 2020 Fico has a slightly aldehydic note that underlines the hot vintage in what is otherwise an extremely delicate and fragile wine made according to careful biodynamic and organic methods. This is part of the Fico experience as a wine that yearns to faithfully record vintage and territory, even if it means slight imperfections. This vintage reveals a round and sensual texture with velvety notes that support lots of dried raspberry and cherry skin. The wine opens to a vibrant dark ruby color. There is transparency and honesty in this special wine. You can taste the spirit of discovery and experimentation that was the impetus for Fico in a vintage like this.
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