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South Slope Wines

South Slope Wines
2018 Morse Vineyard, Sangiovese, Sierra Foothills

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Sangiovese

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$42

South Slope Wines
2018 Morse Vineyard, Sangiovese, Sierra Foothills

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Sangiovese

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
Light garnet color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate covered coconut, tomato leaf, oregano, and leather with a satiny, crisp, dry medium body and a tingling, intriguing, medium-length finish with nuances of chocolate covered cherry truffle with espresso bean powder topping, cherry and red apple skin, red currant, and chicory with well-integrated, chewy tannins and light oak flavor. A new world example of an old world wine; dark and concentrated and meant to be paired with red meat.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: chocolate covered coconut, tomato leaf, oregano, and leather
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of chocolate covered cherry truffle with espresso bean powder topping, cherry and red apple skin, red currant, and chicory
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Ribs, Beef Teriyaki, Steak Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A new world example of an old world wine; dark and concentrated and meant to be paired with red meat.

The Producer

South Slope WInes

The Producer

Sangiovese

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Sangiovese is Italy's most widely planted grape, found in several regions including Umbria, Abruzzo and Marche, but its spiritual home is Tuscany. Several famous wines made from Sangiovese are produced in Tuscany, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino.

A wine made from Sangiovese has appealing red cherry fruit, tart acidity and medium-weight tannins. There are few red wines more pleasant that a young Chianti with its delicious cherry fruit and earthy finish. While s simple Chianti is made for enjoyment from two to five years of age, a wine such as Brunello di Montalcino, 100% Sangiovese, is at the other end of the extreme, as it is a wine that often ages for two decades or more.

Sangiovese is also grown with some success in California as well as Australia. Pair wines made from Sangiovese with lighter red meats, duck, poultry and pastas with marinara or Bolognese sauce.

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