'Tis the season... no matter who you are, this is the time of year when you cannot have enough wine on hand. Going to a party, throwing a party, in-laws in town, in-laws just left (yahoo!), and on and on and on... 

As your luck would have it, my timing is a little off, and more than a few boats have all come into port at once. Meaning I am in the mood to wheel and deal... first up is one of our favorite Tuscan reds, at the best price we've had in years! 

Palazzino Rosso 2015

Regularly $15.99

Buy a case and pay $10.99 – 31% savings and our lowest price in 3 years!

Buy six and pay $11.79 – save 26%

All others Sale $12.59 – save 21%

We are the only store offering 2015, but all prices Beat Best US Price for the 2014 online!!!

Single Vineyard Chianti Classico… consistently rated 90 pts by two of the most respected critics… for less than $12?

Uh… surely that is a typo? That ‘1’ should be a ‘2’, right? $21.89? I mean, that would still be a sweet deal, considering the average price for a wine like this is about $27. So, typo, right?

Nope.

Here’s the deal… the wine hails from the vineyard known as La Casina Girasole, a limestone and marl-rich vineyard in the southern sweet spot of the Chianti Classico zone known for producing powerful and intense wines. Brothers Alessandro and Andrea Sderci, Palazzino’s proprietors, recently renewed the vineyard, originally planted in the early 1970s, by grafting selected Sangiovese clones onto the old rootstock. Sticklers for upholding the honor of their region, the brothers felt that such young fruit, even though coming from old vines, was not “worthy” of being labeled Chianti Classico. Nevermind that most producers would kill for such fruit!
 
And from the 2015 vintage? One of the top vintages of the last decade, 2015 offered a warm, dry growing season that resulted in wines of particularly rich lushness. Always a crowd-pleaser, this vintage of Palazzino is, to my taste, the best yet, offering a combination of fruit, earth and minerality that is the hallmark of great Chianti Classico. Juicy notes of Morello cherries and plums are supported by notes of anise, sweet thyme and a whiff of truffle before diving back into more dark red fruit and a mouthwatering finish. I still cannot believe the price. Compare with others’ $20 Chiantis! An absolute steal.

Now, for once, I was able to get significant quantity. 50 cases. Still, given the history and popularity of this wine, and the lowest price in years, I expect it to go quickly…

In store now in Chapel Hill. Tomorrow in Hillsborough.


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