Vintage Cellar Tasting - Cortenova

• Name: Cortenova
• Variety: Montepulciano d' Abruzzo
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• Country: Italy
• Year: 2010
• Price: $6.95
• Shop Review: 100% Montepulciano d' Abruzzo.  Deep ruby red color with violet hightlights and a pleasant and fruity bouquet.  Full bodied, soft tannins and good acidity.  Excellent with pasta dishes and red meats.
• My Review: Very nice aromas of cherries and blackberries, really enjoyed smelling this one.  The color was deep purple.  The tannins in this wine were pretty high, gave my tongue a somewhat rough feeling pretty quickly.  It starts off sweet and ends dry and bitter.  The flavor that kind of came to mind was a rubber tire.  Hard to explain why, but it kind of did.
• No food.