Sangiovese Taste Off – Episode #439

April 8, 2008

Sangiovese is a grape that has thrived in Italy and we are seeing many California wineries take to the grape as well, who will win this battle ROYAL?

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Casanova Di Neri Rosso Di MontalcinoRosso di Montalcino
2005 Luna Napa SangioveseNapa Italian Varieties

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April 8, 2008

Neil
QOTD: Flora Springs makes a fair Sangiovese and a blend called Poggio Del Pappa. I think you would think they were too oaky. My wife and I enjoyed a nice Tuscan blend last weekend, the Villa Selva, Felicia which we got from the Wine Lib and we would gladly buy more if ever in stock again.
April 8, 2008

BobbyTiger
You are wrong Gary……….It was a good show today. It was the wines that sucked. (The Casanova Di Neri was “chewy”? Could be wrong……probably am….but think I had a Norton Sangiovese, a couple of week ago. Wanted to give a whirl, as the grape didn’t sound too Argentine. Yep, I finished the bottle, but it was uneventful. Keep bringing it baby………….
April 8, 2008

Tommasino de BoBo of WI
Crackn’ open a 1997 Antinori Pian delle Vigne this weekend…. only 3 left,need to start drinkn em up!!
April 8, 2008

Shadowbird
What? No Mott shirt! *burns*

QOTD: I don’t think I’ve ever had any, and if I have, I don’t remember it.
April 8, 2008

Cpt. Disaster
I’m Drinking the 2001 Monte Volpe Vineyards – Mendecino CA – Sangiovese. Wine Maker: Gregory Graziano. I love it!
April 8, 2008

Sonnenuhr
There is so much great Sangiovese from Italy, why even include that crap from CA? Next time stick with the old country!

QOTD: Isole e Olena Cepparello is a particular favorite
April 8, 2008

TWalk
Yes Siiir….2004 Gargiulo Sangiovese from Oakville-Napa…..pretty darn tasty after decanting
April 8, 2008

DC7
Vino Curioso in VA has a nice Sangiovese as well as Barboursville and Afton Mountains.
April 8, 2008

Ozzybeef
Sangiovese I drink and one I like is Villa Antinori:
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=2657
Cheers
April 8, 2008

EvanR
QTOD: nope
April 8, 2008

Linderelli
I am TOTALLY drinking some good Sangiovese! Try the 2005 Trio Vintners Sangiovese. (If you can get it. . . I may have bought the last 6 bottles.) Walla Walla producer, really bright, lovely stuff. The 2007 Tres Rose is also really incredible! You’ll have to check them out when you head this way.

Great to see you at Taste Washington! Hope you had so much fun.
April 8, 2008

David Kaye
QOTD: Yes, McPherson Sangiovese from Lubbock, Texas. Shocking, but it takes great and it true to its varietal profile.
April 8, 2008

Kdawg
QOTD: I love the grape, so yes I am drinking some great sangiovese. Some Felsina CCR, Brunellos, and Vino NObiles, its all good. We all know that BrandonM still thinks its a weak grape even though he hasn’t drank a brunello
April 8, 2008

Kev and Ams
QOTD: Not lately, but I liked some that I got from Vino Nocceto.
April 8, 2008

Vincenzo
Gary, I FULLY support the mixing of wines, especially to make them taste better. Anyone who disagrees needs to loosen up!
April 8, 2008

Derek F
Good show Bro even though the wine was a bust.

QOTD: I think the last Sangiovese I had was Castello di Chianti classico wich is like 85% Sangiovese, aged 12 months in French oak.
April 8, 2008

pawncop
Learned more today. Good effort. Have not tried Sangiovase yet. One more to the list.
April 8, 2008

laurie in VT
What?! I take a break from shoveling fill- brick rubble, no less- to watch WLTV only to hear ‘No Mott Tshirt’? ‘Not enough momentum’? What, because we’re low-key like Mott?! Oh, phffftht!

I’ll just have to make my own, then. So there.

QOTD: I haven’t had any in a long time; for no reason that I can remember. We’ll have to remedy that this weekend. Maybe I can drown my no-Mott-Tshirt sorrows with a glass or two…
April 8, 2008

Dom
Oh yeah…..04 Nipizzano, 04 vigna vecchia, 04 ruffino modus…good buys as well!
April 8, 2008

MagnumGourmet
Top 30…Woo Hoo!
April 8, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
QOTD — not really. To me, Sangiovese is a wine to drink when what matters if the food and conversation. Might as well drink the red out of a fiasco instead of a wine only slightly better for 3x the price

“T”
April 8, 2008

GrapeStuff
WHAT?!?!?! NO MOTT LINK IT UP T-SHIRTS?!?!?! WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

sad day, I will not QOTD today.

I will say I like the blending! Seen this done a few times, where two so-so wines were much better blended than apart. Getting me stoked for the blending on Friday!!!

BTW, the wines were punishing you for the No Mott link it up T-Shirt.
April 8, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Honestly can’t remember the last time I had a good Sangiovese. However that may be because lately I’ve been trying all kinds of new things to expand my palette and I tended to live on Chianti in the 90’s.
April 8, 2008

elron
Oh and yeah, my memory just got jogged, kind of had that going last weekend too and thought about mixing them but didn’t. Funny!
Wine reality for sure!
April 8, 2008

Danny C
GV-

Love the music is the background!!!!!