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| Bottle Lable of Pietra Santa Sangiovese 2008 (Sorry couldn't find the full bottle) |
Sangiovese 2008
California, USA
Varietal: Sangiovese
15.95 USD
Produced exclusively from grapes grown on the estate and showcases winemaker Alessio Carli's talent with the grape. Growing up in Tuscany, Alession watched his father make Chianti and later hone his skilled at the renowned Badia a Coltibuono. Our Estate Sangiovese tastes of cranberry and intense Bing cherry with undertones of anise and a lingering finish. The depth and complexity of this wine has make it an annual best seller and the ultimate companion to great Italian cuisine. Typical of this varietal our Sangiovese vines have matured and we have been rewarded by increasingly rich fruit. (Vintage Cellar)
With strong notes of oak and rich thick smoke this wine exploded out of the glass. There were also tones of sweet red fruit smoothing out the nose. On the palate it had quite a bit of heat to it which detracted from the wine a bit. It had an interesting bitter cranberry component to it as well as a strangely acidic bite...that may have just been the cranberries talking though. All in all I enjoyed the smell more than the taste.
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