Name: Gaetano d’Aqunio Sangiovese di Toscana
Variety: 100% Sangiovese
Variety: 100% Sangiovese
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Year: 2015
Price: $5
Winery Review: Well, now here is another light-bodied red wine to pair with pasta dishes and even light meat dishes. Once it breathed and settled, it had a core of bright cherry and red currant fruit flavors with plenty of veggie notes. The light but definite tannins gave this selection a nice peppery bite at the end which is why I think it can stand up to some meat dishes. Acidity seemed good, and alcohol is at 12.5%. On first pour, however, this one came across as almost vegetal with a very tart cherry accompaniment in the background. If your preference is the fruit flavors in a wine, I’d open it at least a good half hour before serving.
Country: Italy
Year: 2015
Price: $5
Winery Review: Well, now here is another light-bodied red wine to pair with pasta dishes and even light meat dishes. Once it breathed and settled, it had a core of bright cherry and red currant fruit flavors with plenty of veggie notes. The light but definite tannins gave this selection a nice peppery bite at the end which is why I think it can stand up to some meat dishes. Acidity seemed good, and alcohol is at 12.5%. On first pour, however, this one came across as almost vegetal with a very tart cherry accompaniment in the background. If your preference is the fruit flavors in a wine, I’d open it at least a good half hour before serving.
My Review: This wine was quite oaky on the smell with a bunch of red fruit and a decidedly alcohol aroma. The taste was very acidic with a lot of red fruit and some cherry. It was a light body wine and had a short finish. It is okay for what it is. Nothing spectacular.
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