Sportoletti, Umbria, Villa Fidelia 2004
The 2004 Villa Fidelia is an elegant, sexy wine. Medium in body, it reveals gorgeous inner sweetness in its layered personality, with plenty of sweet dark fruit and well-integrated oak. This understated wine is immensely appealing now, but it will be even better in another year or two. Sportoletti's Villa Fidelia is one of the most compelling wines of Umbria. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, it spends 12 months in small French oak barrels. While it's hard to describe a wine retailing for over $50 as a good value, in today's market, the 2004 Villa Fidelia offers as good a relative value as readers are likely to find. Simply put, this is a terrific effort from the Sportoletti brothers and oenologist Riccardo Cotarella.
94 Points CellarTracker Member
PNP open for business from the get go. Dark with wonderful aromatics of dark fruit and some secondary aged Bordeaux blend characteristics but the slight mineral tinge is a subtle indication of it's origins. Modern, polished and smooth classic Cotterlla style with a much more elegant disposition then it's youth, although I liked it very much then as well. Great young wines that can age often make for great older wines. I would be very surprised if this wouldn't drink very well for another 3-5 years and maybe even longer. 3/20/2024
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