Ruffino Buongiorno a la nobile

As I sit here, listening to the ladies at the next table struggle with wine selection, my "refined" palette for Italian once aka I stayed in Toscana once, I find myself having to exercise restraint before recommending the wine in front of me - the thought of anyone other than my friend asking for a taste is enough motivation.

Now the wine... today is a vino nobile di montepulciano kind of day. My friend and her astute nose just made the observation that Italian wines are very earthy and I have to admit she's right. This wine allows you to breathe in the fermenting grapes and the farm. Just delicious and proof that I learned something while in Tuscany since I haven't picked one bad wine yet. By the way, my friend is a fiend with French wines ... so many that she's got me and others hooked on.

Back to this wine, it's fragrant, voluptuous even. Really love the fruit forward but still earthy balance. One of my my more favorite ones.


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