Friday, March 15, 2013

Leone de Castris Rena Rosso 2009 IGT

Variety: Negroamaro, Malvazia Nera
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Salento
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: sour cherries, some spices, not very complex
Taste: medium body, pretty flat profile with sour cherries playing the main fruit supported by quite high acidity followed by hint of coffee, at the end slight bitterness, medium finish
Overall score: 3+6+8+5+5+50=77
Price: gift (EUR 8 on web)
Stopper: cork
Somehow I cannot enjoy this wine, it is pretty weak and heavily acid, the problem is I tasted it yesterday and today with cheese only and it probably needs fat pork to balance it.

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