Sportoletti, Umbria, Villa Fidelia 2001 Southern Rhone The pricing may be better

The pricing may be better on the "street

Today the wine shows an almost smokey character on the nose with so many dried plums

This wine has big fruit

pure bouquet of smoked earth

which is unheard of except at top domaines like Bize-Leroy

Sportoletti, Umbria, Villa Fidelia 2001 Southern Rhone The pricing may be betterBase of Neck or better 93 Points CellarTracker Member Tasted at Somm Guild of ATL dinner @ Tio Lucho's. No formal notes (just scores) since this was a social event. Paired with Lomo Saltado. Wonderful, smooth and easy to drink. Definitely WOTN and amazing how much age improves this wine vs the 2015! 9 26 2023 95 Points Wine Advocate The estates top wine, the 2001 Villa Fidelia Rosso, a Bordeaux blend in which, unlike the first versions, the Cabernet