*Dellatorri (Sangiovese)

Name: Dellatorri
Variety: Sangiovese
Region: Chianti
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $8.69

Winery review:  Dense aromas of dried cherry, cedar, cocoa and mossy earth with a silky fruity medium body and a tangy, dusty accented finish. A easy drinking international style Chianti. (Many placed reported a rating of 88)

My review:  Did not have any offensive pepper or spice smell to it -- smelled really sweet.  Could detect the scent of berries but was unable to identify which specific berry.  The wine was initially sweet, then tasted a bit dry when swallowing, and then had a more balanced aftertaste.  Could detect a little bit of pepper during the later stages of the taste test.  With brie, the wine was much smoother but had a strange rubbery aftertaste.  With the pasta/meat sauce combination, the spice and pepper in the wine came out a bit more than desired.

I tasted this on its own at first, but then tried it once with brie cheese and then with pasta/meat sauce.