“R” is for Red Wine, Red bikes and Rosso Piceno. Rosso Piceno is a DOC (denominazione di origine controllata - Italian classification for wine style) in the Marche region of Italy. Under this DOC, wines must be comprised of at least 60% Sangiovese with smaller amounts of Montepulciano. They may also have a small percentage of two different white wine varietals. This one appears to be a blend of just Sangiovese and Montepulciano.
Right off, knowing that Sangiovese is the essential varietal in Chianti it’s obvious that this too will go well with red sauced pasta dishes. “R” is also for red sauced pasta dishes. On the nose, raspberry, black cherry and allspice. With light tannins, it’s versatile for a lot of dishes from pasta to chicken, salmon and pork. In my opinion, it’s not aggressive enough for lamb and beef. To me, it was a bit astringent though fine with food.
Every now and then you can find a great $10 bottle of wine and fortunately the search doesn’t cost a lot. This one was priced appropriately. “R” is for reasonably priced. For recipe pairing suggestions, click the links below. Oh, and also, “R” is for drink responsibly!
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