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Dashe Cellars Sangiovese

Dashe Cellars Sangiovese Wine Details
Price: $18.00 per bottle

Description: The wine explodes with fresh red berry fruit - strawberry, cherry, and raspberry - that are enhanced by the bright tangy acid mid-palate. The flavors broaden on the palate, showing more chocolate and spice, and the wine exhibits a very long, spicy, clean finish. This is an ideal wine to go with a broad range of foods.

Varietal Definition
Sangiovese:
Sanguis Jovis, the Latin origin for the varietal name, literally means “blood of Jove.” Sangiovese is one of the oldest known varietals and it is likely that ancient Etruscan winemakers cultivated it, although the first literary reference to Sangiovese was in 1722. Sangiovese is probably indigenous to Tuscany, whose most famous wine is Chianti. Chianti is a blend that currently contains a minimum of 90% Sangiovese.Sangiovese thrives in hot dry climates. Because these climatic criteria generally enhance quantity, rather than quality, it takes careful cultivation and winemaking techniques to produce really excellent wine from this grape.


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