Orfila
Orfila Estate
Sangiovese · San Pasqual, US
From public reviewers
4reviews
86median pts
$35median price
Dusty in tannins and rustic cherry fruit, this leathery, mocha-tinged Sangiovese has just the right seasoning of smoky spice that finishes lean. Big-shouldered at 15.6% alcohol, it's one to enjoy slowly and with food. || There may be an interesting wine lurking in the dark shadows here, but the oak and alcohol are overpowering in ways that mask the plummy cinnamon within. || Yes, the vintage is correct. Who else is releasing a 2001 Pinot in 2006? Yet it's a good wine, dry, clean and silky, with cherry pie, cola, ro…
Sources: Wine Enthusiast
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