Community Tasting Note

ewineguy wrote:

Thursday, December 24, 2015 - As part of our usual Christmas Eve tradition, we headed out for dinner. Thank you to the team and crew at Piccolino’s for being open and fixing up a great meal. I brought the Sangiovese as I was intending to have the Veal Oso Bucco. Instead my son in law, Ryan and I enjoyed it. He had the lamb Oso Bucco, but I gave into the Lobster Cannelloni in lobster bisque sauce. So how did that work?

Dark opaque inky purple out of the decanter (30 minutes). My son and his friend made fun of me while I was looking smelling and tasting, but the grief was worth it. I did not get the overwhelming tannins as some other had suggested. It was well balanced. It had an easy lavender smell, but the other florals seemed a bit elusive. It is a medium bodied pour. Not thick and jammy and not too thin. A grand name, Fontodi is 100 % Sangiovese and is in a very serious growing area just about 15 miles south of Florence. This wine had the acidic feel to it, but was subtle like the acid you feel when enjoying a roasted pepper. That taste, a long with Italian herbs (went home and sniffed several to match-got thyme and oregano), and earthy clay, but plenty of fruit to round it out. Very complex and would agree that this is not done aging.

I can strongly recommend this wine. If you want to see the classic countryside of this vintner, Google Map Panzano In Chianti FI, Italy

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