Last of a case. Certainly on the lighter side; several guessed it was a Pinot Noir. Straightforward without a lot of complexity. Very much a new world version of this varietal.
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Saturated red. Sour cherries, graphite and licorice on the nose. Silky on the palate with nicely integrated acidity. Varietally typical red fruit with some very nice earthy notes. The nose led me to expect a "hotter" alcoholic wine on the palate which did not arrive. Overall, I did not love this wine but that is coming from someone who is not a Sangiovese nut (I certainly enjoy a good one but it is not something that I search out to cellar).
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Good solid sangiovese. Leather and dark fruit nose. Palate evolves in 3 phases; muted cherry; leather; and a long tobacco finish. Firm tannins with this bottle. Certainly can sit in the cellar if you enjoy a softer mouthfeel.
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Not a lot of notes here; recall that it was nice but not exceptional. New world red fruit without much in the way of tobacco or leather notes. Pleasant but not very complex.
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This wine displayed the earthiness on the nose that so many new world Sangioveses we've had seemed to lack. The palate, as well was satisfying with spicy red fruit, orange peel mid profile and great underlying acidity.
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On opening was not much to write home about. 2 hours later the wine opened up expressing the tannins typical of a sangiovese. For the money adequate. at a lower price is a throw down at parties if you open in advance of the party. Still this is a pleasant wine given time to open
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This wine definitely has the typical Sangiovese aromas and the berries and spice flavor, but it is so much smoother than typical sangiovese wines. It is almost as if the wine says, "I know you love Italian wines, but I am so much cooler". Will definitely go back to it the next time I hit the Clock Bar in San Francisco.
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I love this wine. The quality and price make it a great value. The tannins are balanced making the wine perfect by itself or with a nice pasta or pizza dish. The tart finish is my favorite part of the wine. I love to take a sip and just savor it in my mouth.
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Very nice wine. Clear light to medium red. Nice light fruity wine. Refreshing and simple. Was very easy to drink, no flaws. Decent acid to accompany fruit.
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7/11/2015 - atl10trader Likes this wine: 89 Points
Enjoyable. Lush, racy, bright cassis and plum held together with traces of vanilla, leather. Good structure. I'd live here.
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12/20/2014 - JavaMonkey Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium ruby red. Cherry, loam, tar, basil. Medium-full palate. Very nice balance, good backbone. Restrained, very good with food.
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9/3/2014 - cliffo41 wrote: 84 Points
Last of a case. Certainly on the lighter side; several guessed it was a Pinot Noir. Straightforward without a lot of complexity. Very much a new world version of this varietal.
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7/21/2014 - norsktorsk wrote: 90 Points
Nice red fruit. Drinking well now.
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4/12/2014 - short and confused wrote: 89 Points
Saturated red. Sour cherries, graphite and licorice on the nose. Silky on the palate with nicely integrated acidity. Varietally typical red fruit with some very nice earthy notes. The nose led me to expect a "hotter" alcoholic wine on the palate which did not arrive. Overall, I did not love this wine but that is coming from someone who is not a Sangiovese nut (I certainly enjoy a good one but it is not something that I search out to cellar).
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5/21/2013 - kosinski wrote:
Smoky and slightly medicinal nose featuring cherry fruit. Smoky bacon flavors with jammy cranberries and plums.
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2/1/2013 - WDSteers wrote: 88 Points
nice but still tight. some red berry fruit, mild tannin.
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10/13/2012 - brigcampbell wrote: 88 Points
Good solid sangiovese. Leather and dark fruit nose. Palate evolves in 3 phases; muted cherry; leather; and a long tobacco finish. Firm tannins with this bottle. Certainly can sit in the cellar if you enjoy a softer mouthfeel.
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10/12/2012 - merryberry wrote: 87 Points
Not a lot of notes here; recall that it was nice but not exceptional. New world red fruit without much in the way of tobacco or leather notes. Pleasant but not very complex.
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10/8/2012 - sancor20 Likes this wine:
Tina tried. Loved it. Rated it 8.5 to 9
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9/18/2012 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 90 Points
Again, this wine shouldn't have been drunk at this age.
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8/8/2012 - WDSteers wrote: 89 Points
Nice acidity and fruit.more Tuscan
Than most cal sangs
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7/12/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Very stewed fruits to me. Ana notes "fresh raisins". A bit hard on the back. Not a fan at all.
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6/2/2012 - WhereWineHow wrote: 91 Points
Quite tasty and affordable. Light syrup sweetness but with solid backbone. Zip on the tongue.
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5/15/2012 - Tudz Drkl wrote: 88 Points
This wine displayed the earthiness on the nose that so many new world Sangioveses we've had seemed to lack. The palate, as well was satisfying with spicy red fruit, orange peel mid profile and great underlying acidity.
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11/1/2011 - nemo stone wrote: 84 Points
On opening was not much to write home about. 2 hours later the wine opened up expressing the tannins typical of a sangiovese. For the money adequate. at a lower price is a throw down at parties if you open in advance of the party. Still this is a pleasant wine given time to open
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9/2/2011 - wineslide wrote: 89 Points
This wine definitely has the typical Sangiovese aromas and the berries and spice flavor, but it is so much smoother than typical sangiovese wines. It is almost as if the wine says, "I know you love Italian wines, but I am so much cooler". Will definitely go back to it the next time I hit the Clock Bar in San Francisco.
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6/16/2011 - JDRFoster wrote: 87 Points
Medium bodies Sangiovese, easy to drink and enjoy. Soft, integrated tannins and lovely fruit, although not particularly complex. Drink soon.
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5/16/2011 - dmccann3 wrote: 90 Points
I love this wine. The quality and price make it a great value. The tannins are balanced making the wine perfect by itself or with a nice pasta or pizza dish. The tart finish is my favorite part of the wine. I love to take a sip and just savor it in my mouth.
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3/19/2011 - brigcampbell wrote:
Soft tannins, drinking well right now. Good sangiovese fruit and oak.
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3/4/2011 - Hullabaloo wrote: 89 Points
Very nice.
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12/27/2010 - Wamrod wrote: 89 Points
Very nice wine. Clear light to medium red. Nice light fruity wine. Refreshing and simple. Was very easy to drink, no flaws. Decent acid to accompany fruit.
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11/18/2010 - EvanJB wrote:
Certainly not the Estate Sangio, but fine for the price, Not great by itself, but goes nicely with tomato sauce/ Southern Italian food.
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