2008 Coriole Sangiovese

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Jeremy Pringle

McLaren Vale 14.0% Screwcap $18 Source: Retail

I had a bottle of this on release and found it a touch too sweet and a little disappointing after the very good 07 (pictured to the right as I couldn’t get an image for the 08, which looks the same apart from the numbers).  This bottle was a lot better.

Cherries, tar and lashings of dark chocolate. The mid palate swells with sweeter blackberry and mulberry flavours, then the chewy, furry and nutty tannins kick in, providing great satisfaction and good length. There’s a nice hint of sourness along with bitter almonds on the back palate. Maybe even some leather too. Rustic and delicious then. And very well priced.

I’m a King Valley man when it comes to Italianettes but man cannot live on Pizzini/Chrismont alone.

Winery Website- http://www.coriole.com/

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2 Responses to 2008 Coriole Sangiovese

  1. Chris Plummer says:
    March 25, 2010 at 9:59 am

    Nice write up Jeremy. I've had about four bottles of this now (the first of which was reviewed on AWJ in July '09) and must agree, it is delicious and very well priced.

    About 2 months ago I rocked up with a bottle of this to an organic pizza joint called Russell's at Willunga where we ate a bevvy of truly 'gourmet' pizzas. Rest assured the wine was a superb food match practically all night long, which caused me to raise my score on the site from a 90 to a 91.

    Rather more ambitiously I paired this with a home cooked, very expensive ($47 a kilo) terra rossa fillet steak, served with white truffle butter and sliced sweet potato about a month ago. Unfortunately, the match didn't work.

    Have you tried Coriole's 2007 Nebbiolo JP? (the one which sells for about $30)

    Cheers,
    Chris P

  2. Jeremy Pringle says:
    March 25, 2010 at 10:19 pm

    I think it's great that we can refer to a food wine without feeling like we're bagging it. I'd give this a go with a lot of different dishes although $47/kilo steak might have me breaking out something a bit heavier and probably more expensive :)

    Haven't gotten around to the Coriole Neb just yet. I may have had a taste at last year's Fine Wine Partners Show but as impressive & enjoyable as that event is, it's difficult to judge many wines in such a setting.

    It's on my radar though. Main problem at the moment is I've fallen in love with the 2006 Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo, and it's only about $55. Not as good as their Barolo but it's still an exciting drink.

    Cheers
    j

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