This wine was presented by Celia Masyczek, wife of the winemaker of BV on the Sangiovese project. Unfortunately, her own wine did not arrive in time for the tasting. The grapes for the BV Sangiovese came from the Atlas Peak area, Pope Valley and Calistoga. I personally liked this wine because it was more Tuscan in style. Elegant, complex, and long in the finish.
Firm tannins classic.
This is one of a series of Italian varietals produced by Robert Mondavi under the La Famiglia label. Heather Pyle, the winemaker for La Famiglia, made a nice presentation of the wine, which carries a California appellation since some of the grapes were sourced outside of the Napa Valley. In the future, Mondavi plans to have a Napa appellation using their own grapes. Sangiovese Reserva spends 14 months in wood and is not filtered. Do not confuse the reserva with another La Famiglia Sangiovese since the reserva is only available at the winery.