Archive: USA: California: Sangiovese
Benziger 1997 Imagery Sangiovese ($21). Bright red cherry and berry fruit with good spicy nutmeg, pepper, and flavorful oak accents. Ready to drink now. Italian food anyone? (Weekend Wine, 01/01) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Deerfield Ranch
2002 Super T Rex California North Coast ($45). Smooth and polished, with waves of red cherry, smoke, wild berry, cedar, white pepper — all on a supple frame. Nice length. Easy to enjoy and quite versatile with food. A blend of Sangiovese (72%), Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Dolcetto. Ready to drink now and over the next four or five years. Locate this wine online or in your area.
1999 Sangiovese Lake County Roumiguiere Vineyard ($22). Medium-bodied and supple, with an appealing combination of spicy red berry and cherry fruit, with interesting anise and smoke notes. Ready to drink now. (Robyn’s Picks 04/02) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Forest Glen 1996 Sangiovese California ($10). A bit simplistic, but completely easy to drink. Cherry and strawberry fruit, not much in the way of tannins, and just a touch of oaky vanilla spice to round things out. A great match for pizza. (Weekend Wine, 06/00) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Flora Springs 2000 Sangiovese Napa Valley ($16). Smooth and delicious, showing rich, jammy plum and vanilla oak livened up with touches of tart cranberry and dried herbs. Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine, 08/02) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Gallo of Sonoma 1998 Sangiovese Alexander Valley ($13). Supple and spicy, featuring classic raspberry and cherry flavors, with a nice touch of fennel. Nicely integrated tannins. Drink now and over the next year or so. (Winery Spotlight, 02/01) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Kirkland Ranch Winery 1999 Rosato di Sangiovese Napa Valley ($N/A). This is a rosy hued and lightly sweet and fruity wine. Served slightly chilled, the strawberry and watermelon flavors paired perfectly with a Cajun-spiced salmon and red beans and rice. This wine has the look of a White Zin but lacks, thankfully, the typically cloying sweetness. (Weekend Wine, 10/00) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Luna Vineyards
2003 Sangiovese Napa Valley ($18). Pretty floral aromas mingle with red berry and plum fruit, with an array of warm baking spices on a smooth, supple frame. Mouthwatering, lingering finish. Ready to drink now and over the next two or three years. (Weekend Wine 01/06) Locate this wine online or in your area.
2000 Sangiovese Napa Valley ($18). Floral-scented plum and berry fruit is concentrated and nicely structured. Spicy, lingering finish. Ready to drink now and over the next two or three years. (Weekend Wine, 08/02) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Monte Volpe 2005 Sangiovese Mendocino ($17). Silky, bright and delicious — and well-priced! Offering medium-bodied red berry and cherry fruit laced with roasted herb, vanilla, spice and smoke notes, with a long, pretty finish. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. Locate this wine online or in your area. (2010-01-02)
Novella 2002 Synergy California ($12). Tasty! Full of mouthwatering red cherry and berry fruit that stays focused and ripe through the finish. Accented with cinnamon, light herbs and toasty oak notes. Ready to drink now. Very good value! (Weekend Wine 01/06) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Pietra Santa 2005 Sangiovese Cienega Valley ($18). Bright red berry and cranberry notes offer a burst of concentration and mouthwatering flavor that lingers nicely on the smooth finish, along with light spices and tea accents. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. (2009-01-13) Locate this wine online or in your area.
Tamás Estate 2004 Sangiovese Livermore Valley ($19). Delicate red berry and cranberry character is accented with generous vanilla that nearly takes over on the finish, with a slight kick of white pepper. Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine 09/07) Locate this wine online or in your area.
