2012 Bolla Valpoicella

I have been wanting to try a Valpoicella since watching a favourite movie last year, Death in Venice, Valpoicella being close  to Venice. 

The wine would also be proper for that play "in fair Verona where we lay our scene" since that is ust where the wine is from. Now when Hannibal returns to NBC this year, it shall be a Chianti to set it off, hopefully with lamb chops.  This tonight I bought a budget brand that has turned out very well when I have drank it, a sort of Italian form on Yellow Tail I would say. It's a couple dollars more, but if you want something a bit more sophisticated, and yet easy on the wallet, this is the brand to go with.

This wine greets me with floral aromas, sweet and light, and then darkens upon further investigation. I get raisins or cranberries, with a sort of pungent smell associated with good cheese, though not being a stinky cheese guru, I cannot say what kind. It is pleasant,  however, in its own way, and certainly not repulsive.

The taste matches what is on the nose and the tannins are very strong, reminding more of Ocean Spray than wine, with dark fruit, so I think I will let it breath.

After letting it breath for more than an hour, it did lighten up, but still was not anything special. It was mostly dark fruits, namely pomegranate and dark cherry, and the character as not anything special. I give this wine an 81. However, it should not necessarily keep one from trying the brand, as it has been pleasant before. Perhaps some of the other wines, like the Chianti, will prove better.