Zanna

Last night had an interesting red wine from Italy, a 1998 Zanna Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. From the same makers of Riparosso, a very cheap and very good value Montepulciano, this was similar to the Riparosso, but with more weight, and balance. Very nice bouquet of sour cherry, with hints of honey and earth. Very soft and smooth on the palate, quite dry and had decent length. A fine dry red indeed, but costing 3 times more than the Riparosso, I think a little too pricey in comparison. Maybe the sexy labeling (my bottle not pictured here) pushes the price up.