Wine of the Week
Luna Vineyards - Sangiovese 2002.
This is a great bottle of wine for under $20. One of my favorites, actually!
Luna’s Description: The nose on the 2002 Sangiovese is redolent with cedar, red cherry and warm earth to match its deep ruby color. The wine is bright on the tongue, with a medium body that reveals delicate hints of Santa Rosa plum. Chalky tannins create a plush mouthfeel. The finish is long and persistent, evoking tobacco, tea leaves and pomegranate. This is an elegant, refined wine that would pair nicely with cheeses such as Vella of Sonoma’s dry Jack Reserve and roasted fall vegetables.
[…] According to Sean O’Connor: The more wine I drink the more I feel that wine is more about the expereinces associated with a particular bottle and less about the nitty gritty tasting notes. I’m always curious to see how Sangiovese’s made outside of Italy hold up against the Chianti’s of Italy which harken back to my days roaming the streets of Firenze and enjoying dinner in the ristorante’s like La Spada, which has the best food in Firenze by the way. I have had some very nice California Sangiovese’s in the past - Benessere Sangiovese 2001 and Luna Sangiovese 2002 and Seghesio, and another from Washington - Tsillan Cellars Sangiovese 2003. This wine comes from 100% Washington grapes and is different from any Sangiovese I have had before. The color is light ruby red and similiar in clarity to a pinot noir and less like the dark ruby red Chiant’s that leave your teeth in need of an after dinner brushing. I enjoyed this wine as the cherry aromas gave way to the dry yet tart finish. It’s intersting to note that I couldn’t find much in the form of a website for Cavatappi wines, but did find that Peter Dow, the owner of Cafe Juanita, also owns this label. […]