2006 Cantine Sant'Agata Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato Pro Nobis

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88 points

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  5/2/2011 - bevetroppo wrote: 89 Points

  Unexpectedly powerful, rich and impressive wine from the obscure ruche grape. Purplish color, deep appealing nose full of floral notes, cocoa and plummy red fruit; it's medium bodied with more floral impressions, a chocolatey merlot-like mid-palate and a lightly tannic persistent finish with good acids. Had it with a pan-seared steak tonight and it was a great match. If memory serves this is only the second or third ruche I've ever had but probably the fullest and best. Would love to serve this blind and see what develops. 14% alcohol, so it's no lightweight.

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  1/3/2011 - pepmi wrote: 86 Points

  My first Ruche is quite a rush! Lots of complex aroma and flavor going on. Forward fruit jumbled with barnyard hay and sweet manure (I kid you not). Even a bit of diesel and briny olive on the backend but not in an unpleasant way. A long finish too.
  
  I would think that this rustic wine is at its best young and that with age, the fruit and viscosity would fade, leaving only the trace of barnyard and tractor fuel.

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  10/23/2010 - Tim Heaton wrote:

  A solid example of the variety and well worth the $11 paid on closeout. Perfumed nose of cherry, strawberry, tar, and red floral that was quite attractive. A medium-bodied effort that keeps the sourness to a minimum but lacks any real depth of fruit to ever get out of the starting gate. This really comes to life with food, as it most certainly was meant to. Lively acids and very moderate tannins. A pretty wine and one that was certainly worth the closeout price. Drink thru 2012.

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  2/24/2010 - OneLastSyrah wrote: 89 Points

  Wine, skiing, and snowboarding; 2/20/2010-2/26/2010 (Telluride, CO): Tasted this briefly at a restaurant in Telluride - notes from memory. Dark garnet in the glass, slightly translucent. Aromas of dried berry fruit and tar. Medium bodied with tangy red fruit on the palate. A little vinous and overpriced ($65 from the list), but pretty good. The owner of this restaurant is passionate about Italian wine and claims to import a bunch himself. This was described as the most fruit forward of all the wines on the list. Makes me wonder about the rest of the list.

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  8/17/2008 - dougdell wrote: 89 Points

  An interesting but mild old world red. Not much nose, kerosene with just a hint of fruit. Palate improved once the wine had a little bit of air time, but was off balance with stronger tannins and acidity on top of bare hints of flavor. Medium mouthfeel. Not a candidate for another bottle.

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