Variety: 100% Montepulciano
Region: Montepulciano d'Albruzzo
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $6.95
Shop Critic: Deep ruby red color with violet highlights and a pleasant and fruity bouquet. Full bodied, soft tannins and good acidity. Excellent with pasta dishes and red meats.
My Review: This wine smelled just like sour cherry candy, and tasted just about the same. There was also a bit of leather saddle mixed in. It was almost as if you ate a sour cherry jolly rancher, then licked a piece of leather. It made your mouth feel just about that dry. There was quite a bit of tannin. Extremely dry mouth feel that lingered and coated your mouth for a while. The aftertaste had hints of slightly bitter tobacco smoke. Relatively complex but not a wine that I would ever buy.
No food pairings here! I could see how it would go well with pasta to mellow out the flavors.
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