Tasting: Roscato

Name: Roscato Black Cherry

Variety: Red Blend

Region: Northern Italy

Year: No vineyard year given

Price: $15.00

Total Wine review: "Italy - Roscato black cherry is tantalizing with deep cherry flavors perfect for game night, date night, and treat yourself night. When tasting this wine, you'll find distinctive cherry notes combined with hints of almond and vanilla."

Wine Folly: It is said that red in northern Italy are more "elegant, aromatic and earthy" due to the colder climate and I believe that these elements may have been overpowered by the black cherry. It makes sense that a red blend would be from around here because there is a wide range of red grape varieties grown in northern Italy. 

My Review: This was a low alcohol very light red wine which I have never tasted or heard of! The notes of vanilla and almond were great and came through very clearly, and it was a very casual drinking wine that I probably would not have with dinner, but it did go well with a leftover slice of chocolate cake and by itself. It went down easy! Tannins are something that usually ruin the wine for me and this one didn't have many which helped.