RKS 2024 Wine: Monte Zovo Caligo Veronese 2018

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This red wine is a blend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella.

Aroma: Red cherry, cranberry and raspberry.

Palate: Relatively light and dry with low tannins making it an attractive sipper. Strawberry, raspberry jam and cactus pear. Moderately long finish.

Personality: I am easy going but not a push over. A mere IGT you say but I can stand with wines theoretically above my classification.

Food Match: Pizza Margherita with a Calabrese potato salad on the side.

Cellarbility: Drink by 2024-year end.

Price: $ 15.95 CDN (Ontario).

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 88/100. Wine Enthusiast 90.jamessuckling.com 92.

(Monte Zovo Caligo Rosso Veronese 2018, IGT, Monte Zovo, San Pietro in Cariano, Italy, 750 mL,13.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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