Winemaker Notes
Vigorous Sangiovese vines thrive in our Home Ranch vineyard. Hot days and cool nights ripen the fruit to perfection and yield a wine that is medium bodied with rich fruit and gentle tannins. Pair with minestrone soup, tomato gratin, or chocolate desserts.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2016 Frey Organic Sangiovese offers pleasing softness on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine comes to the table with aromas and flavors of red fruit and dried earth. Pair it with fresh mushroom pasta. (Tasted: October 25, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
Situated in northern Mendocino County, the Redwood Valley appellation sits at about 200 feet higher than the surrounding areas and is directly west of Potter Valley. The AVA is ideal for less common grape varieties such as Barbera, Carignan, Valdiguie and Viognier among California’s other usual suspects.