Wine Review - 2012 Umani Ronchi Exclamation Point Sangiovese: Better Than Average Chianti
We were kindly provided this wine by local wine agent Mer et Soleil . Celinda from Mer et Soleil gave us a few selections from Italy to try and this was our first selection from the group. At $14 locally we figured it was a nice price point. As a point of reference we use the term Chianti and Sangiovese interchangeably as Sangiovese is the main grape in the Italian blend known as Chianti. We sometimes find Chianti to be light and really tart instead of more medium bodied and the tartness can go to the point of bitterness. That means we take a cautious approach to these wines when we buy them. Cheap Chianti can equal bad Chianti pretty easily. This wine is 100% Sangiovese and the good news is that is not the case here. Sangiovese can be light in colour and almost transparent in the the glass. This wine from the Adriatic coastal Marche region of Italy (which is a very French name for an Italian wine region) is much darker than th...