Community Tasting Note

Mike Kopanski wrote:

Saturday, March 23, 2013 - Saturday Tasting at The Gourmet Shop, Columbia, SC 3/23/2013 (The Gourmet Shop, Columbia, SC): This is the third vintage I have tried of this well regarded highly popular Sangiovese blend. To me, by far, the 2006 was the most concentrated and complete. This 2008 is not as rich. There is still plenty to like. There is a delightful aroma and flavor of fresh crushed Mount Morency sour cherry that fills the nose and continues on to coat the palate. Only medium bodied. The nose also exhibits some barnyard aromas along with the smell of roses. The cherry and raspberry fruit shows a quick hitting, aggressive sharpness that does not last very long. More Old World in style than fruit forward. There are several enhancing secondary flavors like cedar, red licorice, mint and wood smoke. Plenty of Italian style acidity. The finish is dominated by that sour cherry intensity that really brings some life to this wine. Wish it were a little more concentrated.

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