Cairo NY -- Think you need to see 'Riserva' on the label to get the best Chianti?  Think all Sangiovese grape-based wines are dry?  Think you can't get a great Chianti in the $10 to $15 price range? 

Think again.  Just find yourself a bottle of Da Vinci Chianti Toscana and get the pasta water boiling. 

Right now the 2005 vintage is prevalent.  But this wonderful Tuscan wine is so uniform from year to year that even the very best vintage sampled, the 2004, is just slightly more remarkable, making it very difficult to sense the difference. 

What makes this Chianti so nice?

Without being fruity, a pleasantly sweet grape taste with just a hint of cherries is pervasive.  Not quite what you're expecting when you inhale the slightly earthy dry Sangiovese signature aroma in the glass.

The finish is just as pleasant, with the grape/cherry flavor having no sudden change-over to dryness or acidity.  You can enjoy plenty of acidy marinara or fra diavolo over your pasta when it's paired with a glass of this Chianti.     

Da Vinci Chianti Tuscana is a sweet -- just sweet enough --

wine with a sweet price tag.  Great bang for the buck so hand over the money!

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