Kendric Vineyards

Reward Ranch Sangiovese

8.92 ratings
9.01 pro ratings
Shenandoah Valley, Sierra Foothills, California, USA
Sangiovese
Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Beef, Venison, White Rice, Potato, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Duck, Tomato-Based, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Turkey, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

I like the light touch on the extraction here but just a tad too much new oak for my taste. Delicately colored, with a boisterous nose that shows sappy, ripe but tangy red fruit, some nice moist gravel, and a floral note, but a fair amount of coconutty new oak. In the mouth, it’s not overly extracted and shows nice purity of fruit, but the oak flavors seem a tad too prominent, and there is significant oak-derived tannin in the finish. If the oak had been less prominent, this would have been a doozy!

UPDATE: On night 2, the oak is still prominent, so much so that this reminds me very much of an older style (American oak, light extraction) Rioja. Tasty, but not really indicative of Sangiovese.

I like the light touch on the extraction here but just a tad too much new oak for my taste. Delicately colored, with a boisterous nose that shows sappy, ripe but tangy red fruit, some nice moist gravel, and a floral note, but a fair amount of coconutty new oak. In the mouth, it’s not overly extracted and shows nice purity of fruit, but the oak flavors seem a tad too prominent, and there is significant oak-derived tannin in the finish. If the oak had been less prominent, this would have been a doozy!

UPDATE: On night 2, the oak is still prominent, so much so that this reminds me very much of an older style (American oak, light extraction) Rioja. Tasty, but not really indicative of Sangiovese.

Sep 20th, 2022
Ryota Moriwaki

Ryota had this 2 years ago

Ryota had this 2 years ago

Sep 10th, 2022