A Kosher Italian Sangiovese

Floreales Kosher Sangiovese

Can you get a decent imported Kosher wine at this price?...

Sangiovese. The very name rolls off the tongue. It is Italy’s signature, but hardly finest red grape, also grown in California and elsewhere. We have reviewed several Sangiovese varietals and several blends such as the famous, and often overrated, Chiantis. As hard as I tried I couldn’t find much information about the Floreales label. It’s an imprint of the French giant Casimex, also is responsible for Knorr and Nutella, two products that seem as far from wine as possible. But in the days of multinationals anything is possible. The companion wine is a biodynamic Chianti costing about half again as much.

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Wine Reviewed
Les Floreales Sangiovese Rubicone Indicazione Geografica Tipica Kosher no vintage 11 % alcohol about $9

In the absence of marketing materials let’s start by quoting the back label. (My sight translation from the French.) “This is the Italian wine par excellence. It is highly perfumed and perfectly accompanies red meat, spicy foods, or cheese.” And now for my review.

At the first sips this wine was a bit thin, offering light acidity and no tannins. The initial meal was a spicy whole wheat, no cheese lasagna made with tomatoes, ground meat, mushrooms, and corn. In response the Sangiovese’s acidity picked up. It was one food friendly wine. When paired with a red pepper, red cabbage, tomato, and cucumber salad the drink soured but did provide a bit of dark cherries. Really hot Yemeni green jalapeno slathered on the lasagna seemed to make no difference to the liquid.

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