Falesco – a up and coming winery run by a pair of Italian brothers has certainly enjoyed some fantastic reviews by wine critiques. The winery’s famous wines include the Vitaino which I have tasted and also the more serious Montiano which is made from Merlot. Here I am tasting the 2005 Sangiovese. The colour shows dark red to almost a purple colour. The nose is showing lots – young vibrant energetic fruits of jammy cherry, cherry jello, ripe strawberry dipped in balsamic vinegar, cranberry with wild dry flower and violet/lilac. This well extracted full body wine offers tons of fruit and sutle spice, tobacco, dark chocolate, smoke, charred wood and almond nut. I like the style more than the Vitiano. ***Perhaps I should have drunk my vitiano younger to enjoy it’s and vibrancy*** This wine has structure to age a few more years but why?! Everything seems to be in harmony. This is a well made serious high class quaffer that would make most chianti hide and shy! The acidity is neither too high so you can sip this ‘please love me’ wine after a hard day’s work to rejuvenate the spirit! Drink now or age up to 2 or 3 years. (88-90 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
A note: I wore the Z jersey as Ken, my faithful viewer requested me! This time I didn’t get cut off my the camera but the memory card was full!
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Awesome jersey and cute stuff mooses.
The names of the mooses are Coffee and Coco – they are twin brothers…just like the Falesco Vitiano and Sangiovese. They are my pet mooses who guard my cellar and ward off the evil spirits of lousy beer, wine and whiskies…