Falesco Vitiano 2004 is from Umbria of Italy. Umbria is right at the centre of the Italian boot nick-named the Oven of Italy – very hot! The Vitiano consists of equal parts of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It has been consistently rated both by WA and WS with high eighties and low nineties. I have tasted the previous vintages – solid but my ratings were consistently lower by 2-4 points. Dark red and purple in colour. It has a nose of “Italian wine” followed by dark cherry Jello (Robertson’s) or cherry jam, red licorice, dry cranberry and dry wild flowers (popourri). This respectable medium body wine has good balance of fruit, body and good grippy tannin but it is meant to be a juicy quaffer with fair structure than a serious wine. The finish is fair with some dark bitter chocolatey notes. Drink it up in the next few years. I keep failing to understand why the big boys rate this wine with such a fuss?! (Rated 86-88 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
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