2016 K Vintners Vintners Guido Sangiovese Jack's Vineyard
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Medium red with a hint of amber at the rim. Lovely perfumed lift to the fruit-driven aromas of cherry and raspberry, Silky, supple and fine-grained, displaying a distinctly savory quality to its fairly full flavors of red berries and dried cherry. Finishes with soft tannins, a late note of mocha and lingering sweetness. But not a particularly floral or high-pitched version of Sangiovese. (14.5% alcohol)
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck
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There are a tiny 150 cases of the 2016 Sangiovese Guido Jack's Vineyard, which sports a medium ruby, translucent color as well as reticent notes of caramelized cherried, dried flowers, and brown spice. About as seamless and silky as they come on the palate, it has beautifully integrated acidity, no hard edges, and a great finish. It should show more complexity with another year or so in bottle and I suspect it’s best drunk over the following 4-5 years. This is another formidable lineup from Charles Smith and Brennon Leighton, who have recently moved their winemaking facility from Walla Walla to just outside of Seattle. All of the pure Bordeaux variety blends/releases have been moved to the Wine of Substance label (also reviewed in this report), and the K Vintners label is reserved for Rhône variety releases. By and large, these are all not destemmed and brought mostly in neutral puncheons. As I’ve said in the past, these are the real deal and are brilliant wines.