Red
Estate Sangiovese
Shenandoah Valley (CA) · Sierra Foothills · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Sangiovese
- Country
- United States
- Appellation
- Shenandoah Valley (CA)
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
Italian dishes · pasta with tomato sauce · lamb · roast pork · pizza
Rated vintages
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200986 pts
Largely tannic and bearing a lot of oak, Amador Foothill's Sangiovese is more savory than sweet, with leather, mocha and herbs rising to the top in taste.
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200686 pts
Dry, tart in acidity and a little one-dimensional, with cherry, tobacco and spice flavors. A nice, silky wine to drink with Italian-inspired fare.
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200587 pts
At a time when many others have dropped Sangiovese from their portfolios, Amador Foothill remains committed to the great grape of Tuscany. The wine is medium-bodied and soft, somewhat like a warm-climate Merlot, with a pepper edge to the cherry and red currant flavors. It finish…