http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/tags/chianti/ Decanterberry Tales - A Willamette Valley Wine Blog ... wine, pinot noir, etc en Decanterberrytales.com Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:19:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2008/08/26/1219768492566.html <img width="188" height="250" src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0173/p_17372.jpg" alt="" /><img width="188" height="250" src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0173/p_17373.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> I was going to an event with tons of people, and lots of them are happy to admit that spending more then $20 on a bottle is a waste for them. So I went down to Zupan's and got a number of bottles between $10 and $20 dollars (weighted closer to the former than the later). And this was one of those bottles. I tend not to usually like Chianti. I like earthy wines, but Chianti's are usually too thin for my tastes.&nbsp; However, this one I liked.<br /> <br /> The nose was very interesting, including bark, wood, plum, mushroom, and artichoke. The taste was prune. And the finish was earth, bark, pine dirt , mineral, and red apple (including that dryness taste).<br /> <br /> <strong>Cost:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img align="absmiddle" alt="" src="/images/2dollars.png" /><br /> <br /> Rating: <img align="absmiddle" alt="" src="/images/70stars.png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7.0<br /> </strong><em><br /> (Sangiovese 80%; Canaiolo 20%</em><strong>)</strong> http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2008/08/26/1219768492566.html#comments http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2008/08/26/1219768492566.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:34:52 GMT http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2007/12/24/1198548000000.html <img src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0157/t_15716.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://dnj.netx.net/view/0157/t_15717.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <strong>Smell</strong>: Turpentine and paint (no, not good). After the nose burn, hints of green bean and asparagus.<br /> <br /> <strong>Taste</strong>: Blackberry and currant. Overly sweet.<br /> <br /> <strong>Finish</strong>: Pie cherry, huckleberry and pomegranate. Slightly sour. Ear wax bitterness (yuck). Medium-bodied.<br /> <br /> <strong>Cost</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img align="absmiddle" src="/images/0dollars.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <strong>Rating</strong>: <img align="absmiddle" src="/images/40stars.png" alt="" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>4.0</strong> http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2007/12/24/1198548000000.html#comments http://decanterberrytales.com/blog/2007/12/24/1198548000000.html Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:00:00 GMT