Potent nose, floral accents with cherry body. Bitter and acidic in the palate but finishes with strong tannin and complex enough to keep me interested. Will only get better with age....
2nd Night (Vacuum Pump Sealed) - Delicious! This wine really settled down overnight. Less bitter in the palate and smoother on the finish. Loved it!
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Like a skinny Tuscan belladonna, restrain with bolts and handcuffs, or this one may just blow away. The woody aromas of Firenze's pizza ovens can be sensed on the nose, like all good things from Italy patience is the key. Unfortunately the belladonna's slightly uncurtailed underarms dropped the odd insincerity into each bottle blending with an otherwise salivous Sangiovese. Perfect for those warm summer afternoons when the maid is in and the wife is out.
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A little more tricky this time, bottle was not as well balanced. Had a nice finish still, but the nose was harsh. The alcohol comes through and has an almost soapy effect.
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Red garnet, dark Mediterranean fruits on the bouquet, such as dates, sandalwood, and black currant. Light to medium body, with very nice acidity, nice fruit at the end, finishing medium to long. Nice Sangiovese.
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Dusty garnet color fading to lilac/pink, light weight in glass. on the nose I get typical Chianti leather, wet earth, cranberry and red fruit; opens with bright red fruit, cranberry, plum, nice acid, followed by some astringency and clove (?). Surprisingly long finish. Nothing fancy or particularly complex, but a solid, inexpensive everyday exemplar of its type/place, which is a hell of a lot more than you can say for most wines in this price range.
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Had @ River's Edge in Yonkers w/steak dinner. Young sangiovese. Ruby red in color. Mild floral & ripe berry bouquet. Flavors of ripe cherry & cranberry w/tart finish.
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Starting a "new" tasting group (slave2thevine's house): I have to say that I was pleseantly surprised by this wine in a tasting last night. It was opened and run through the Vinturi into a decanter before pouring out into glasses. There was an interesting earth and cranberry note in the nose. In the mouth it offered good acidity, firm tannins, and lithe sour cherry, and cranberry flavors. What a nice surprise for someone who was truly jaded at the sight of this $10 bottle...
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Medium ruby color. Simple cherry aromas on the nose. Cherry and mild plum flavors on the palate as well. Light bodied, not much of a finish. An ok Sunday glugger but not something I would drink regularly.
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ChTR kokous 14.1.2009 (SKO-toimisto): Tasted double blind. Decanted for an hour. This was a quite light red with a violet tinge to it. Initially the wine was quite closed some pungent smells of red berries like lingonberry, but after sometime it opened up with more floral smells like violet. On the palate it had light tannins, was quite light bodied with good acidity and lingonberry, and with time became also quite floral in the mouth. On the whole this was not a very remarkable wine, an easy drinker. 50+4+9+12+6=81
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Didn't love it, even for the (low) price. Some decent fruit character and acidity here, but I found it both too sweet and too thin. Lots of better Italian reds at this price point. 84.
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6/23/2011 - jdoakpark wrote: 84 Points
Box wine
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11/19/2010 - Lulu2 wrote:
Woody.. Think it's slightly turned..:(
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11/15/2010 - Seventy wrote: 83 Points
Over the hill, probably waited too long.
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3/11/2010 - boyajian Likes this wine: 87 Points
Potent nose, floral accents with cherry body. Bitter and acidic in the palate but finishes with strong tannin and complex enough to keep me interested. Will only get better with age....
2nd Night (Vacuum Pump Sealed) - Delicious! This wine really settled down overnight. Less bitter in the palate and smoother on the finish. Loved it!
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1/15/2010 - gwalrath wrote: 89 Points
Smooth
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12/19/2009 - DRS-Inc wrote: 84 Points
Had @ River's Edge's X-Mas party w/friends.
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9/10/2009 - Tel Fast wrote: 83 Points
Like a skinny Tuscan belladonna, restrain with bolts and handcuffs, or this one may just blow away. The woody aromas of Firenze's pizza ovens can be sensed on the nose, like all good things from Italy patience is the key. Unfortunately the belladonna's slightly uncurtailed underarms dropped the odd insincerity into each bottle blending with an otherwise salivous Sangiovese. Perfect for those warm summer afternoons when the maid is in and the wife is out.
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8/21/2009 - PaulW wrote: 84 Points
Had at Italian Pie $16
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8/8/2009 - Courtilz wrote: 84 Points
A little more tricky this time, bottle was not as well balanced. Had a nice finish still, but the nose was harsh. The alcohol comes through and has an almost soapy effect.
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7/28/2009 - Courtilz wrote: 85 Points
Cheap bottle, but tasty. Good QPR. I'd buy again.
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7/4/2009 - Capt M wrote: 85 Points
Red garnet, dark Mediterranean fruits on the bouquet, such as dates, sandalwood, and black currant. Light to medium body, with very nice acidity, nice fruit at the end, finishing medium to long. Nice Sangiovese.
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6/10/2009 - joncohen wrote: 87 Points
Dusty garnet color fading to lilac/pink, light weight in glass. on the nose I get typical Chianti leather, wet earth, cranberry and red fruit; opens with bright red fruit, cranberry, plum, nice acid, followed by some astringency and clove (?). Surprisingly long finish. Nothing fancy or particularly complex, but a solid, inexpensive everyday exemplar of its type/place, which is a hell of a lot more than you can say for most wines in this price range.
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6/4/2009 - DRS-Inc wrote: 84 Points
Had @ River's Edge in Yonkers w/steak dinner. Young sangiovese. Ruby red in color. Mild floral & ripe berry bouquet. Flavors of ripe cherry & cranberry w/tart finish.
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5/24/2009 - mikec42 wrote: 87 Points
Enjoyed this wine with home-made pizza. Very nice nose and flavor.
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4/10/2009 - Kirk Grant wrote: 87 Points
Starting a "new" tasting group (slave2thevine's house): I have to say that I was pleseantly surprised by this wine in a tasting last night. It was opened and run through the Vinturi into a decanter before pouring out into glasses. There was an interesting earth and cranberry note in the nose. In the mouth it offered good acidity, firm tannins, and lithe sour cherry, and cranberry flavors. What a nice surprise for someone who was truly jaded at the sight of this $10 bottle...
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3/8/2009 - Rich S wrote: 83 Points
Medium ruby color. Simple cherry aromas on the nose. Cherry and mild plum flavors on the palate as well. Light bodied, not much of a finish. An ok Sunday glugger but not something I would drink regularly.
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1/14/2009 - NiklasW wrote: 81 Points
ChTR kokous 14.1.2009 (SKO-toimisto): Tasted double blind. Decanted for an hour. This was a quite light red with a violet tinge to it. Initially the wine was quite closed some pungent smells of red berries like lingonberry, but after sometime it opened up with more floral smells like violet. On the palate it had light tannins, was quite light bodied with good acidity and lingonberry, and with time became also quite floral in the mouth. On the whole this was not a very remarkable wine, an easy drinker. 50+4+9+12+6=81
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12/25/2008 - jmull wrote: 84 Points
Didn't love it, even for the (low) price. Some decent fruit character and acidity here, but I found it both too sweet and too thin. Lots of better Italian reds at this price point. 84.
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11/29/2008 - SCamara wrote: 82 Points
Pleasant wine, classic features of a Chiantti. Balanced acidity
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9/29/2008 - buddy22 wrote: 88 Points
Pleasantly surprised by how good this was for the price.
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