The Wine: 2008 Sangiovese
The Price: $7.99 at Cost Plus World Market
I selected this wine because I've been planning a trip to Italy, so I'm trying to become more familiar with wines from Italy. This winery seems to be pretty much a big mystery. I haven't been able to find any history on the winery.
The wine is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes. The bottle was stopped with a composite cork, and decanted an hour before tasting.
The wine is a medium-dark purple in color. It has predominantly a cherry aroma with a slight pepper finish.
The wine has a somewhat subdued cherry flavor, with a mildly spicy finish. The wine is very heavy in tannins, leading me to want to scrape the powdery feel off of my teeth.
This is a decent wine for the money, but it certainly doesn't knock my socks off. It's an every-day kind of wine. Definitely not something you'd serve to impress anybody.
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