Wine 43: Alicante Bouschet

So, I said I was going to do more posts but didn't account for my inherent laziness. Typical. Here is the first celebrity wine I've ever drank. I normally stay away from these because being famous is hardly a qualification for making wine. It's really more of an endorsement because I doubt he is actually there every day overseeing it. It also has an annoyingly long name. Despite my complaints, it is a decent wine.

Francis Coppola, Diamond Collection, Magenta Label, 2008 Alicante Bouschet
color: dark purple
aroma: cherry and earth
taste: It was tart with not much tannin. There was warm vanilla and strawberry flavors.
rating: good

Wine 42: Schiopettino

I got lazy and let my wines back up on me. I have about 4 empty bottles to post about and I hope to clear the backlog this week. I also have about 5 bottles left until I try a Charbono, that is the one I am really looking forward to.

Dorigo, 2007 Schioppettino
color: inky red
aroma: tabacco, spice, raspberry jam
taste: It was dark and full bodied with an almost a concentrated flavor. Touches of earth and warm spice. Later there was a bit of cranberry with tart apple and hints of oak.
rating:good