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Savuto

Producer: Odoardi
Style: Red
Vintage: 2005
Grapes: Sangiovese 10%, Gaglioppo 45%, Greco Nero 15%, Nerello Cappuccio 15%, Magliocco Canino 15%
Region: Italy < Calabria < Savuto

PRICE: $13

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Braised lamb shoulder with herbed quinoa salad
  • Grilled lamb chops rubbed with crushed fennel seeds and red chile flakes
  • Smoky lentil and chorizo soup

This awesome red blend which combines a host of obscure varieties indigenous to Calabria - the toe on Italy's boot - is hyper earthy. Deep aromas and flavors of horse saddle leather, mushrooms, dirt (sounds weird but it's amazing), tobacco, and red cherry yield a truly unique wine that is a pure expression of the soils on which it was grown. This is an OUTRAGEOUS value, you'd be silly not to try it!

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