The Wine:Name: Poggio Vipere
Variety: Chianti
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Year: 2008
Price: $12 ( The Vintage Cellar, Blacksburg)
Shop Tag Review:
"Ruby red color, it has a good body and persistent aroma with hints of cherry spice. In the mouth, it reveals itself as soft, fresh and pleasantly balanced."
My Review:
The bouquet of this wine had a slight hint of berries and wood with a very strong forefront of smokiness. The color of the wine, as indicated in the reflection in the picture to the right, was a deep pink, light garnet. Upon first taste, I was mostly just taken aback by the light body of the wine, not really receiving anything at all. But upon second tasting, I detected strawberry and cherry, and in the mid-palate I got sage and bay leaf. The aftertaste, and the longest lasting of the three stages, was a smokey oak. There was no burn from the alcohol, and overall, I thought the wine was good. Not my favorite of all that I have tasted, but I feel this wine would go well as a cheap take-along to any dinner. For the price, I'm sure it would please most crowds.
Check out my tasting partner, Matt's, blog.
-ACB
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