La Serena, Italy, 2009

White or Red: Red

Grape(s): Cab-Sav, Merlot, Sangiovese

Origin: Italy

Vintage: 2009

Price: Naturally below $15

Overall: 

Italy.  Wine.  Serena. In my world those all add up to things I'm fond of.  I'll admit the label caught my eye here but when the wino who rung me up said, "nice grab", I felt vindicated.  Admittedly, my wife's name is also in the title so I was compelled.  And you should be too...

Big fruit but balanced in a way that only the Italians do.  No one grape is dominant(maybe the cab slightly, if you're searching) but there are attributes of all of them in the taste.  I get this scent of garden ripe vine tomatoes, dark fruit, cherry cola and tobacco.  The taste is compiled of all those mentioned but with this natural undertone that is hard to place but really intriguing - call it organicness.  There is a richness yet refinement here that is so beautiful I wish it came in the Poland Spring office water cooler size.

Totally in love with this girl - she's an absolute knockout.   On par with the Luigi Bosca I reviewed.

Thought this was a dud during the first glass but I let it breathe for 45 minutes and then it was game on.  Should be a $40 bottle.