Danieli, Marina
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Friuli Colli Orientali
Schioppettino
2013
$11.99
12.0%
Clear scarlet to brick red, color lasts completely into the rims, while bright and shiny has a close to menacing appearance. Fresh nose of leather, packed brown dirt and twigs, leaves, can seem medicinal at times, the blackberry, cherry fruit scents are reticent but don't leave you feeling they are weak, it's just a general terseness to it. In the mouth it's medium-bodied, pliant while layered and much more expressive. The acidity provides energy to spare. Grapefruit zest, anise, leather and grill fat give it breadth and it leaves you thinking it could always unfold some new dimension. The green apple, strawberry, raspberry fruit has a nice bounciness to it. Again, it has a energetic positivity about it which disarms most critique. (Composite Cork)
89 points