Plum, Vanilla, Smoke
Smoked Salmon, BBQ Ribs, Fallafel
There is some raspberry, plum, and even some dark cherry. The oak, which translates to smoke and vanilla is a bit heavy-handed. I think there was a really nice wine under there that got covered up. That being said, some folks really like a smokey, oaky, vanilla bean. If that’s you, enjoy!
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Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Light Oak
My impression was that it smelled artificial and manufactured. A one dimensional juicy, jammy red upfront, with an oak driven tannic finish. Not the value find I thought it might have been. However, if you love-love-love value reds, I’ve had waaaaay worse, roll the dice on a cheap-de-la-cheap weekday pizza wine if that’s your game.
Black Cherry, Tobacco, Oak
Lasagna, Pasta with Red Sauce, Roasted Vegetables
The house red lives. I’ve been recommending this wine for 5 years now and will continue to do so. This is the bottle that I always keep stock of because not only is it an amazing wine for $8.95 but it’s a crowd pleaser that’s very versatile. Used to be called Farnese instead of Fantini.
If you liked this one, you’ll love my similar top value Italian Red.
This wine was featured on Episode 3 of The Wine Podcast for Everyone.
Currants, Cocoa, Spice
Oil & Garlic Pasta, Roasted Vegetables, Sauteéd Mushrooms
Starts a bit hot, really well combined flavours. Some words and terms really get people going. For instance “moist” and “mouth feel” make my brain skip a beat. This wine has a really great mouth feel from start to finish. Very lush! (add “lush” to the above list)
Notes of ripe cherry, blackberry, light-medium oak. Good structure and a great wine for an Italian dinner. starts off-dry but finishes dry with grippy tannins
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