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Another great Salice Salentino

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Brand NameTaurino
Wine NameSalice Salentino Rosso Riserva
Vintage (Year)2004
CountryItaly
EstateDotto Cosimo Taurino
Quality/GradeReserve
Wine ClassRed
Wine TypeSangiovese
Wine GroupsHeaven in a Bottle
Lovely reds
Alcohol %14%
Bottle Size750ml
Price$10 - $20
Site Rating10 (on a scale of 1-10)
  

Okay, so I didn't hit powerball, but there is always MegaMillions, and while making the run to NJ, I figured that I would also get me some gas and some wine. I actually picked out four wines that I have never had before as well as a couple of new grapes and some familiar ones, but made by different people.

This is the second time that I have written about a Salice Salentino and this is the second time that I remember having one of these blends.

The wine is both spicy, like just a little bit of an interesting cross between cinnamon and nutmeg, and also medium bodied. It has some wonderful fruitness of blackberries and maybe some dark cherries, and for the ladies, it would go wonderfully with either chocolate, or a rich chocolate cake with a fruit partition between each layer. I myself chose to have this one with a steak, and it rounded out the meal perfectly.

This is a wine that could be loved by both lovers of white wines and red wines, and in the case of the white wine afficianodos, I could see them coming over to the dark side over something like this.

 

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