Cairo NY -- How often do you come across a product, let alone a wine brand, that lives up to its own hype?  Well, I'm here to tell you that it does happen from time to time and that the subject wine, a/k/a Foro Tuscan Red, comes as close as anything to fulfilling that obligation.

At $7.69 a bottle (from a not-so-discount local wine merchant) the price was certainly right.  The following Foro website bullet points contain only two minor inaccuracies, one of which derives from my own subjective opinion.

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• * Sour cherry and black currant aromas
• * Layers of earthy spice and leather
• * 90-percent Sangiovese/10-percent Merlot
• * Silky smooth texture
• * Soft fruit and supple, velvety tannins

Nitpickingly I must say that the leather layer didn't make itself known, but that the earthy spiciness was certainly present. 

As a matter of fact, my bottle promised the grape content at 100% Sangiovese while the bullet points listed above credit Merlot for 10% of the total grape volume.  If I had to place a wager based on my own very Sangiovese-experienced palate, it would be that the website's Merlot disclosure is more accurate than the bottle's.

Regardless, this is a very good "Sangiovese" and represents excellent bang for the buck.  A tip for Sangiovese newcomers: Serve something else for wine-and-cheese gatherings.  This variety is made for hearty meals.

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