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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - Drank this at WWS Ned Sangiovese tasting, and tasted blind alongside '99 Fontodi Chianti Classico Vigna Del Sorbo Riserva, and 2003 Seghesio Sangiovese.
The Riserva showed a medium garnet color, bricking apparent at ages/wine is showing it's age. Nose of sweet round fruit, with earth and leather. Still plenty of fruit/sour cherries here, though very subtle, with fruit well-integrated with tannins that are mostly resolved, but still retaining some grittiness. Many tertiary qualities popping up here: earth, forest floor, mushrooms, with a nice long finish, & round mouthfeel. Overall, an excellent wine that has aged wonderfully. 1 of the stars of this nite's tasting for sure (my 2nd fave).
The Chianti Classico was also a very pleasant surprise. The wine showed great at this tasting, with loads of sweet cherries, soft tannins, and a pungent floral nose, that also exuded tertiary aromas: forest floor and mushrooms. The wine had great balance, with its fruit offset by a decent acidity level and fully resolved tannins. At first, I thought this wine was the Vigna Del Sorbo when tasted blind (though, drinking it later on it was quite apparent that the Riserva was the superior bottle). Still, a very enjoyable wine.
The 2003 Seghesio was easily discovered to be the lone domestic Sangiovese in this flight, given its darker color, sweeter, fruitier, oakier nose. The wine had many of the expected qualities of this grape, though perhaps just a bit more pronounced or obvious, and not so subtle or nuanced as the Italians. Still it was a good example of what Calif can do with this grape, and was far better than I expected.

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