Variety: Sangiovese
Region: Chianti
Country: Italy
Year: 2008
Price: $7.95
Shop Review: This beautiful wine has the very deep red, almost purple, color that you would expect in a Chianti. The firest thing you notice is the fruit, balanced by a bit of spice. It's a good dry wine with a bold flavor. Even with it's boldness, this Chianti is velvety smooth.
My Review: The smell of this wine I believed to be very acidy and woody. I am not a huge fan of the acid flavors, but I do love woody wines. When tasting this wine, my tongue immediately became soaked in the wine and I couldn't help but notice (and get slightly distracted) by the incredibly strong tannins of this wine. My tongue felt straight up leathery or sandpapery. Very rough feeling on the mouth. I actually kind of enjoyed this feeling but it distracted me from the flavors of the wine. At best I can say that it was definitely a little spicey.
Food, I should just stop writing this one, we will never have food at these tastings...
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