Taste at a glance
Tastes like
Bittersweet cherry, violets, black tea
Drink with
Pizza, parm, pomodoro. Anything red-sauce.
Serve
Cool room temp
Santa Ynez is warm and dry like central Italy, so Sangiovese makes sense here. I love its firm acid and tannin. The perfect wine with red sauce.— Dave
Pairs well with
About This Wine
Cherry. Violets. Black tea.
Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jupiter". While the name was coined by monks, many believe that the origin of Sangiovese dates the grape to the time of Roman winemaking. Sangio is mostly found in central Italy where the sun is strong and plentiful - a lot like our warm and dry Santa Ynez Valley.
We handpicked the fruit and aged the wine in old French oak barrels. The result is a Sangiovese with high acidity, grippy tannins, and moderate alcohol - a very food-friendly wine. We love its distinctive bitter-sweet cherries, violets and strong black tea tannins. This is a red wine for red sauce. Pour a really full glass to wash down all your pizzas, parms, and pomodoros.
