On the nose you get a good amount of citrus, mainly lemon with some nice herbal notes as well. On the palate this is dry with elevated acidity. more citrus plus a nice almost olive aroma comes through. Medium body, but that acid hangs on, possibly a slight nutty note as well.

This is a great food wine and hard to beat for around $10 a bottle. Not as much depth as some of the great wines, finish is a bit short too, but for $10 this is killer.

Extremely light colored rose, almost a hint of rose gold in color. Great acid on the nose you get strawberry and a hint of some sort of tart citrus I could not place. Slightly mineral as well, but this wine is more fruit focused than earth. This wine is so light it comes across more like a white wine than a traditional rose.

Black as night when poured. The nose is overpowering, black olive, black pepper, black fruit and just hint of violet. On the palate this is huge, tannin is there, but has softened. Acid is lower than I was hoping for. This taste like a Aussie Shiraz to me, just massive. Many people loved this wine, but for me not my style. For people that are a fan of Aussie Shiraz this is a value. At under $30/btl this drinks like a $50 Aussie...

This was the first of the Chianti wines we drank. Cranberry nose, sligh oak showing as well. The palate starts off with a little softness, but then tightens up quickly. Tannin is high on this wine and it is a little chunky. Great red fruit and a ton of mineral on the palate. This is the least refined of all the Sangio wines we drank tonight, but I like the wine a great deal. Can probably live another 10+ years, which for a wine under $20 is saying something.

Muted nose on this, which is surprising for Chianti. Darker fruit driven, also the age is showing more than I would expect. Browning on the rim a great deal. Great herbal side you expect with Sangio. Way more Organic earth than any of the others, almost mushroom on the nose as well. Great wine that showed a slightly softer side while still keeping what I love about Sangio

Also had a slightly muted nose, but with a little air the bright red fruit started to come through. I feel like this wine either needs another 15 years in bottle or 2 hours in a decanter to help open it up. Tannin is so tight. Herbal nose is in the background, but right now it is fruit driven, raspberry, cherry, cranberry. Hard to give a good opinion on this wine, I feel like if you give it 10+ years it could round out beautifully.

Of all the Sangio based wines tonight this was my least favorite. It was a good wine, but did not have the edge I like. The tannin was the mellowest of all the wines, and the acid was slightly lower as well. Darker in color and less orange as well. This taste like a softened Chianti, and I personally like them a little rough...

Was fun to get to try this next to their normal VNM as well. This was darker, but also had an orange hue. The nose on this is much prettier, but also has a slightly odd hint of molasses. Red crunchy fruit shine though, and very herbal. Taste like a much more serious wine than their normal wine. The depth to this is medium, and it lingers a bit. A nice wine, but at that price point I feel like you can find much better values.

Showing signs of it's age with a lot of brown color to it. Much softer than I remember. Large wine, but not offensive. Full bodied, but also manages to sit somewhere between Old and New world. Blue fruit driven. I don't love Merlot, but this was enjoyable

This tasted much older than it was. Was still drinking nicely now, but tasted like it was on it's way down, which is surprising. Cranberr, cherry and slight balsamic nose. A good amount of herbs on the nose too. Almost a hint of tar and more balsamic on the palate. Tannin is fully resolved and softened a great deal. Not a bad wine, but I don't understand the Brunello love. A few of the Chianti I felt where just as high quality, if not even higher...