Name: Sir Passo Toscana Sangiovese 2014

Variety: Sangiovese

Region: Tuscany

Country: Italy

Year: 2014

Price: $11

Review (Barbanera): Sir Passo was conceived as an attempt to experiment new techniques in order to surprise and delight the wine drinker with a memorable combination of new aromas, flavours and style. It's an extraordinarily captivating wine which literally flows like finest silk over the palate and where the predominant fruit character of black cherries, is kept fresh by Sangiovese's natural acidity. Drink on its own or with meat-based pasta and meat dishes in general.

(http://www.barbaneravini.it/en/wines/duca-di-saragnano/sangiovese-di-toscana-igt-sirpasso)

My Review: I was starting to get discouraged with the red wines I have been drinking because they have generally just tasted like garbage or wet dog and the other flavors are not apparent or there at all.  This wine finally changed this.  I drank it alongside R&G Temranillo, which was also delicious.  The wine had a ruby color with aroma of blueberry and something acidic.  On tasting, fruit was still there along with hint of licorice and some kind of wood (possibly cedar, I don't think it was oak.) Moderate tannins, but when I drank the wine a few days later, there seemed to be more/the wine was more astringent, which was interesting. This wine was more fruity than the Termpranillo I tried with it.