Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Tuscany
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Residual sugar: unknown
Acidity: unknown
Color: medium red
Bouquet: overripe sour cherries, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, ripe cherries, slight acidity, nice tannins, high alcohol going towards port, medium to long
Recommended food pairing: pecorino cheese, other matured cheeses, veal
Overall score: 85 (83 - retasted with other Sangiovese at blind tasting, downgraded mainly due to very high alcohol)
Stopper: cork
One of Andrea's treasures brought from Tuscany. It was originally "wine for tonight" on one of the nights on her holiday. She later came back to the winery to buy a whole box.
One of Andrea's treasures brought from Tuscany. It was originally "wine for tonight" on one of the nights on her holiday. She later came back to the winery to buy a whole box.
Three bottles in one sitting. Nice. Flavour sounds lovely. I've had mixed results recently...
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