Community Tasting Note

ipwil wrote:

Saturday, July 9, 2011 - Ruby red light in colour in the glass. Smooth, delicate and light to drink hiding its 14% strength, very fruity and bright yet not jammy in anyway, more strawberry like, with a spicy kick to go with it but not with the harshness of a Shiraz or Rioja would deliver. Not outstanding yet very well made and so very easy to drink given its hidden 14%.

Starter of garlic bread perhaps a little too salty (it was Aldi's own...ha) and harsh for this delicate wine in flavour, main was steak (raised my game - Sainsbury's Tast the Difference) with baked potato and summer veg (from my garden no less), worked admirally whilst being fresh and fruity the spice carried through with light tanins and a hint of chocolate. Not for game, that would require something a little more full bodied.

Giving it some cellar time might bring the spice and depth through...?? Unlike any Sangiovese i've had thus far which is often very dry and sharp.

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