Random Ridge
2014 "Fortunata" Sangiovese
Sangiovese
California: Napa Valley: Mt. Veeder
Mission Briefing
Great good fortune
We’re fortunate to have forged such a close friendship with winemaker and Random Ridge proprietor, Bill Hawley. We’ve been showcasing Bill’s wines for ten years now and they have become some of our most popular.
Today’s Random Ridge 2014 “Fortunata” Sangiovese is a special treat that will likely sell out, so reserve yours soon.
Today’s wine is a slight departure from Bill’s Cabernet and Cabernet blend wines. This is a foodie wine, made in a style to be enjoyed with everything from Italian fare or juicy cuts of beef, to saucy BBQ chicken or ribs.
This wine is at once old world earthy and new world fruity, this wine shows off a beautifully balanced nose of black cherry, cherry bark, smoky cherry, spice box, cedar, dried orange peel, dried cranberry and a hint of black pepper.
Bright and balanced on the palate with black cherry juice, cranberry, wild strawberry, cedar wood, cranberry, young cherry, wild strawberry, spice box, subtle tobacco leaf, dried orange peel, mineral and a subtle hint of white pepper.
Enjoy!
Tasting Profile
Look: | Bright red, cherry juice hues with perfect clarity through a darkening heart. |
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Smell: | Black cherry, cherry bark, smoky cherry, spice box, cedar, dried orange peel, dried cranberry and a hint of black pepper. |
Taste: | Black cherry juice, cranberry, wild strawberry, cedar wood, cranberry, young cherry, wild strawberry, spice box, subtle tobacco leaf, dried orange peel, mineral and a subtle hint of white pepper. |
Finish: | Long and plush with fruits that gradually fade to reveal more earthy flavors. After those fade, the young cherry and spice seem to linger on forever. |
Pairing: | Enjoy this wine with your favorite Italian dishes. We’ll have ours with a pile of spaghetti with oversized meatballs. |
What the Winery Says
- Winemaker
- Bill Hawley
- Varietal
- Sangiovese
- Vintage
- 2014
- Appellation
- Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley
- Abv
- 14.0%
- Production
- 150 cases