Santa Christina
Toscana Red Blend
Tuscany, Italy
Always a trusty classic, remains one of my mainstays from when I studied in Italy, Antinori wines were common for us in Florence
Always a trusty classic, remains one of my mainstays from when I studied in Italy, Antinori wines were common for us in Florence
Dec 11th, 2016
Dry Tuscan, fruity, leather, tobacco. Served with grilled kebabs.
Dry Tuscan, fruity, leather, tobacco. Served with grilled kebabs.
Jun 27th, 2016Sometimes you get what you pay for. Young and harsh.
Sometimes you get what you pay for. Young and harsh.
Jun 22nd, 2016
Decebt table wine. Better un-aerated for regular drinking, aeration nice for more favors/complex notes. Personally think un-aerated better.
Low-Med body, Med length tail. Low tannin for a red.
Decebt table wine. Better un-aerated for regular drinking, aeration nice for more favors/complex notes. Personally think un-aerated better.
Low-Med body, Med length tail. Low tannin for a red.
Gift from Rhiannon at our engagement party.
Great flavor, smooth.
Gift from Rhiannon at our engagement party.
Great flavor, smooth.
I'll be honest--always am--I think it's one of my defining traits. So lemme start over: I'll be myself--this wine wasn't going to be opened this late, but it's cold up here in my quaint Midwestern town and I needed a warm red to sip. I think this one was a little too young to pluck from the stock. It's actually well-structured and quite harmonious with its chorus of berry, and violet, backed up by a singular, distinct note of tobacco. However, the tannins just aren't there--perhaps a bit on the long finish but not enough for my tastes. I got this one for sale at my local shop, so I can't say I'm disappointed. Maybe displeased, but not disappointed. I tend to associate disappointment with somebody else's actions evoking that feeling within me. As for displeasure, that's probably a result of my choosing to open this bottle a few years ahead of time. Some 25 year old may come across this bottle in 2021 and love it. This drink is for that person. L'chaim.
I'll be honest--always am--I think it's one of my defining traits. So lemme start over: I'll be myself--this wine wasn't going to be opened this late, but it's cold up here in my quaint Midwestern town and I needed a warm red to sip. I think this one was a little too young to pluck from the stock. It's actually well-structured and quite harmonious with its chorus of berry, and violet, backed up by a singular, distinct note of tobacco. However, the tannins just aren't there--perhaps a bit on the long finish but not enough for my tastes. I got this one for sale at my local shop, so I can't say I'm disappointed. Maybe displeased, but not disappointed. I tend to associate disappointment with somebody else's actions evoking that feeling within me. As for displeasure, that's probably a result of my choosing to open this bottle a few years ahead of time. Some 25 year old may come across this bottle in 2021 and love it. This drink is for that person. L'chaim.
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