Well, it's Tuesday and I've decided to make a wine blog post! I am making a nice dinner for this midweek night and thought why not enjoy a nice bottle of wine as well? So, tonight I've opened a bottle of a recent wine club selection from Reininger Winery, the 2018 Helix Cima Piccola. This Super Tuscan inspired wine is a blend of Sangiovese (50%), Merlot (33%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (17%) sourced from the Phinny Hill, Stillwater Creek and Seven Hills Vineyards of Washington. Let's see how this wine is shaping up!
The wine is a deep ruby color in the glass with nice clarity as you might expect from a Sangiovese heavy blend. A gentle swirl of the glass reveals aromas of cherry, red currant, cedar and dusty limestone. Take a sip and you experience a marked shift from what your nose was expecting, with a rush of ripe cherry, blackberry and currant that's almost sweet on the palate, before transitioning to some earthy mineral notes of basalt and limestone. The tannins are fine grained and seemingly ever present, providing for a wonderfully long, smooth dry finish that lingers.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's just a very pleasant drinking Super Tuscan style blend, that will likely improve with another year or so in the cellar. This wine would pair well with a wide range of dishes, from classic Italian pasta, to seafood or hearty stews. Tonight I am taking a more classic approach and enjoying this wine with a risotto alla Milanese topped with some pan seared sea scallops. The lighter style of this wine makes it ideal with the gentle flavors of saffron and seafood. Cheers!
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