Private Reserve Sangiovese

2005 Private Reserve Sangiovese

The Guglielmo family proudly offers this Cal-Italia wine in celebration of the rich Old World winemaking tradition. The Sangiovese is the predominate grape variety used to produce the Italian Chianti Classicos. After a bit of aeration, the 2005 vintage opens with an earthy, dark fruit character set within a background of incense-like spices. On the palate the dark fruit characters develop and evolve - complementing an array of anise, allspice, cola and cedar.

WINEMAKERS NOTES
Produced from two distinct vineyards located within the western foothills of Santa Clara Valley, the 2005 Private Reserve Santa Clara Valley Sangiovese exhibits an alluring fruit-forward style. For additional complexity and to soften the acidity we blended in 15% 2005 Santa Clara Valley Merlot. The production of the 2005 vintage yielded approximately 660 cases.

Varietal Composition: 85% Sangiovese/15% Merlot Alcohol: 12.6%

Winery Retail: $15.00 - 750ml
15% Discount on 12 bottles or more
25% Case Discount for GWG Members
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