South Coast Winery, California (United States) Sangiovese 2013

This notably burly rendition of Sangiovese won’t induce disorientation by making you think you’ve landed in Tuscany, but then, it might very well make you wonder why we don’t have more of this variety planted in California.  Its color is impressively deep, and the aromas and flavors recall dried cherries in a way that’s true to what we expect of the variety, but everything about the wine is just a bit bigger and bolder and fruitier than what we experience within the triangle set by Florence, Siena and Montalcino.  A Platinum Award winner at the 2017 San Diego Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition.