"This wine is fresh, vibrant with aromas of strawberry rhubarb jam, Bing cherry, dried herbs, toasty vanilla bean on the nose. The flavors on the midpalate are cassis, strawberry coulis, pink grapefruit zest, gliding into dried cherry, cracked black peppercorn with a dry finish." - Wine Enthusiast
Boasting concentrated flavour while retaining the delicate nature that the varietal is known for, the bouquet opens with deep, rustic notes of cigar box and wild mushroom and develops gentle highlights of cranberry as it sits. On the palate, vivid black cherry notes up front lend a nice acidity and complement warm allspice undertones with mild tannins.
This is very good value for money. A Piedmont red under $30! It has good dark fruit, some nice tannins and acid to balance although it would benefit from some more age to smooth it a bit but I liked its feistiness now.
I was happily surprised by the quality of the labels in the "mystery" case of rose wines - great value for the money I must say. Excellent drinking experience from the unfamiliar labels and happy to enjoy again the familiar ones.