Renieri Rosso di Montalcino 2002

[jmcginley1]

I have to say, I am very lucky to work at a nice Italian resturant in the heart of Princeton that allows me to purchase wines through them, at resturant cost. Tonight I brought home this gem to have with a "pizza americana" (red sauce, pepperoni, sausage, meatball, green pepper, onion and mushrooms)

Beautiful color. a dark purple, which almost matches the lable exactly.

The nose had less power than I expected, very subtle, with some dark fruit(dried cherries perhaps?)

Medium to full bodied, with cherry, currant and a non fruit flavor that I can't place, up front. Nicely balanced tanins and acidity at the finish. Enough to pair up well with hearty Italian food, but round enough tanins to drink without food and not leave your mouth feeling dry.

A very nice wine for the price. I will certainly take a few more of these home with me.