Community Tasting Notes (average 84.7 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text

cessna700 - 4/7/2011 Rating: 84 Decent wine for a social setting. Not as good as 2006 but letting it open up allows it to get some legs. dave_from_MD - 4/6/2011 Rating: 87 It's when I read reviews like those regarding this wine that I realize that I must not know much about wine because I like this one! I thought it had a nice dark fruit nose. The mild tannins and acidity are balanced. Fruit and cola on the palate. Snoman - 4/1/2011 Rating: 84 Passable, but a big letdown from the 2006. Basic flavors are there, but less dense to the point of being almost incipid, with an ascerbic entry and back palate. Thin mouthfeel, weak nose. Still, works as a basic food wine, but even at this price point there are many better. Too bad. KSWinegeek - 3/31/2011 Rating: 85 Agree with other reviewers. Not as good as the '06, but still a good everyday wine. gbbwino - 3/31/2011 Rating: 85 At $9/bottle, good QPR. Not overly complex, but has some nice features. Humanbit - 3/29/2011 Rating: 84 Good for price, every day drinker. nearlymonolith - 3/5/2011 Rating: 83 Relatively smooth, enjoyable as a food pairing, not sure I'd love it to enjoy on it's own. Would buy again at a lowish price, but probably a different vintage. Mr.Spock - 2/28/2011 Rating: 86 perfect table wine with your pasta and marinara sauce... gets the job done jbrater - 2/27/2011 Rating: 85 The sangiovese fruit shines through, and good blend of fruits, but it falls flat in the middle of the taste and doesn't have enough tannic structure to pick it up again at the finish. This is good, but not as good as 06 nor as i had hoped it'd be.

Winemaker Notes - Deep ruby in color, its bouquet of leather, earth, herbs, black cherries, licorice and plums is confirmed on the medium to full-bodied palate round, spicy, elegant, attractively fruity and extremely versatile with any fare from pasta or risotto, to meat, fowl and cheese.

once is enough been there done that fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me mediocre at best drinkable

dark ruby red. dark cherry and wet earth bouquet. dark fruit, metallic and moderate tannins with limited finish.

Dark stewed fruits and cinnamon toast on the nose. metallic finish with heavy tannins and underripe black fruit.

spark of spice, mellow through finish, smooth & pleasant, the quality & the cost equals a WOW!!!

nice and balanced nice table wine- very drinkable-low tannins

smooth wine that tastes even better the day after it's opened

solid Tuscan blend (Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Savignon)

air it out, good flavor for an inexpensive Cab.

earthy ok wine

very good for price

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