First released in 1981, the estate celebrates 50th anniversary this year. The wine opens with subtle oak spice on the nose: incense, sandalwood, cedar, nutmeg. So complex on the palate this leads to flavours of wild herbs, wet rocks accents of red berry fruit, liquorice, and violets. There is a sappy mineral core here – with notes of kelp, soy and iodine. While you can see the solar brightness of the vintage there is not too much weight here. Focused and structured with chiselled, this is etched with detailed tannins that grip on the finish. A supple wine but with energy and freshness following through.

First released in 1981, the estate celebrates 50th anniversary this year. The wine opens with subtle oak spice on the nose: incense, sandalwood, cedar, nutmeg. So complex on the palate this leads to flavours of wild herbs, wet rocks accents of red berry fruit, liquorice, and violets. There is a sappy mineral core here – with notes of kelp, soy and iodine. While you can see the solar brightness of the vintage there is not too much weight here. Focused and structured with chiselled, this is etched with detailed tannins that grip on the finish. A supple wine but with energy and freshness following through.

Powerful and muscular, the 2021 Flaccianello has an exuberance and density which is so impressive. There is a core of freshness and ripe bramble fruit with accents of mocha and cocoa dusted cherry. The tannins have an almost seamless quality with a real crescendo of fruit intensity on the finish.

Fontodi’s 2021 Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is a masterpiece. An intense, statuesque wine with so much complexity from the off. Spiced notes of espresso bean, violets and liquorice mingle with the plush, detailed hedgerow fruit. This coats the palate with its explosive power and charm in equal measure with a finish that lasts for minutes.

The 2023 Family Vineyards Chardonnay is sourced from three vineyard sites from the farm, two north facing, and one south facing. This is a detailed, chiselled and impeccable balanced Chardonnay with subtle notes of butterscotch, acacia, and a very fine saline finish.

A subtle, delicately spiced wine using 20% whole clusters this year. It offers notes of grilled herbs, fresh red cherries and red flowers with a little black pepper and nutmeg spice on the finish.

Always brilliant value for money the Southend Chardonnay delivers mouthwatering freshness, with immediate charm. Flavours of ripe orchard fruit, a little apricot blossom, and subtle pastry notes give way to a beautifully focused, zesty finish.

Powerful and muscular, the 2021 Flaccianello has an exuberance and density which is so impressive. There is a core of freshness and ripe bramble fruit with accents of mocha and cocoa dusted cherry. The tannins have an almost seamless quality with a real crescendo of fruit intensity on the finish.

Always a benchmark, the 2021 Fontodi Chianti Classico delivers finesse and refinement by the glassful. Delicate spiced notes of mocha, black cherry and wild herbs dance on the palate with a ripe, seamless tannin structure.

Fontodi’s 2021 Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is a masterpiece. An intense, statuesque wine with so much complexity from the off. Spiced notes of espresso bean, violets and liquorice mingle with the plush, detailed hedgerow fruit. This coats the palate with its explosive power and charm in equal measure with a finish that lasts for minutes.