For my 40th birthday my four year-old went shopping with my wife and insisted on picking up a bottle of wine "for daddy". Now I suppose I should be a bit concerned that wine was the only gift on her mind when she thought of me, but let's be honest - it was the gift that I wanted (she usually gets me a shirt).You will, of course, note that the 2007 Gabbiano Chianti had a "pretty horsey" on the label - no Wine Spectator or Parker driving her purchase! Strong herbal and tobacco notes, musky and medicinal aromas, and a lingering nose of wet pottery. Stark, lighter bodied, with tart cherry fruit, this was a crisp and very minerally Chianti that was meant for food. An intriguing, lingering finish, more rustic than polished (and I mean that in a good way).
cork. 13% alcohol
Score: 16.5/20
Price: C$14.65 (SAQ)
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Very cute post...your 4 year old has potential as a great winemaker/winewriter/viticulturist
:)
yes..and she thankful left the 'pretty' Aligoté on the shelf..
Meant for food? Sounds interesting. I'll look for this one.
Joe,
Start to worry when your child's teacher wants a quiet word. . .
haha great post!
I thought the word verification for my comment was langhe, but I was wrong. It was lanche. Because I failed that one, I got the word cychi. And of course I was tempted to see it as Cecchi but didn't want to fail the test twice.
Anyway what I wanted to say is that little Miss S will soon enough be a wine enthusiast, and she will aspire to be as good a writer as her dad. A post for the time capsule!
Hi Vinogirl - she hates fruit, so I think her interest in wine is a long way off...
Barry, the Burgundians are far to sure of themselves to stick pretty horseys on the label
Hi Estelle, really liked this with our goat cheese pasta. I will probably pick up another bottle.
Hi Ed, no discussions with her teacher yet, but my Fathers' Day cards always feature a wine bottle...
Thanks Mike!
Do you need new glasses, Marcus? As I said to Vinogirl, my youngest needs to overcome her hatred of all fruits before she gets into the vino. She loves broccoli - I wonder if they make wine out of vegetables?
Gabbiano does make some nice inexpensive wines. Seen it in a few chain restaurants in central New York.
I also like their Pinot Grigio, another good value wine
Joeshico - Thanks for the tip on the Pinot Griggio, and I look forward to the '09 Tour on your blog - Cheers!
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