Tasty Tuscany - Day Tours

Wine Tasting 18: 2005 Falesco Sangiovese fm. Umbria Italy

Falesco - a up and coming winery run by a pair of Italian brothers has certainly enjoyed some fantastic reviews by wine critiques. The winery's famous wines include the Vitaino which I have tasted and also the more serious Montiano which is made from Merlot. Here I am tasting the 2005 Sangiovese. The colour shows dark red to almost a purple colour. The nose is showing lots - young vibrant energetic fruits of jammy cherry, cherry jello, ripe strawberry dipped in balsamic vinegar, cranberry with wild dry flower and violet/lilac. This well extracted full body wine offers tons of fruit and sutle spice, tobacco, dark chocolate, smoke, charred wood and almond nut. I like the style more than the Vitiano. ***Perhaps I should have drunk my vitiano younger to enjoy it's and vibrancy*** This wine has structure to age a few more years but why?! Everything seems to be in harmony. This is a well made serious high class quaffer that would make most chianti hide and shy! The acidity is neither too high so you can sip this 'please love me' wine after a hard day's work to rejuvenate the spirit! Drink now or age up to 2 or 3 years. (88-90 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.

A note: I wore the Z jersey as Ken, my faithful viewer requested me! This time I didn't get cut off my the camera but the memory card was full!

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