LCBO Sale Pick of the Week: Dec. 19

Rocca Della Macìe 2012 Chianti Vernaiolo (Tuscany, Italy)

Sale $12.50, Regular $14.00
Discount (until January 5): $1.50
LCBO #269589 | 750 mL bottle

Tastes like: Dusty cherries and ripe red fruit with a hint of earthiness
Pairs with: Pizza, pasta with tomato sauce, cured meats and cheese
Good for: An Italian-style family meal 
Drink this: Now through 2015
Alcohol: 13%

Why we're drinking this
Classic! Made to drink with a plate of antipasto while the pizza cooks or pasta boils, then takes you and the famiglia straight through the main course. It’s not fancy, just good, honest vino.

Tasting note
Light, breezy red with that classic savory note of dusty cherry that’s the hallmark of Chianti. Here’s a clean, well-balanced wine that takes every mouthful of prosciutto, asiago, pizza or pasta up a notch. Prego.

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This week's selection by wine expert (and best selling wine book author) - Carolyn Hammond