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2022 Allbaer Escarpe Sangiovese

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased at retail

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

92Jeb Dunnuck

Spiced cherries, leather, savory strawberries, and incense notes all give way to a medium bodied, elegant red that has nicely integrated oak, ripe tannins, and a great finish.

91Vinous / IWC

...crushed strawberries with savory herbs and nuances of wet stone. Silken textures sweep across the palate, carrying decadently ripe red berry fruit as a flourish of sweet spice embellishes the close. Gently tannic yet spry, it finishes with a hint of blackberry and lingering violet inner florals.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Blood-orange zestiness and cherry fruit. Drying, dusty tannin and tangy acidity. A touch of cherry sweetness to the finish. Nice balance.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast

Central Coast AVA is a huge wine producing area that extends from Santa Barbara County in the south to San Francisco in the north. With more than 100,000 vineyard acres, it includes parts of six counties near the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 20 smaller AVAs lie within the Central Coast AVA. Central Coast earned appellation status in 1985. Included in the appellation are parts of the counties of Contra Costa, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Nearly every grape varietal grown in California is grown somewhere in the Central Coast AVA, though Chardonnay accounts for nearly 50% of the entire wine grape crop.

TYPE

Red Wine, Sangiovese

This red grape is largely grown in central Italy. As the sole component or in a blend, it gives us Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino and Super Tuscans, among other favorites wines. The name is derived from the Latin for “blood of Jove.”

VINTAGE

2022 Allbaer Escarpe Sangiovese