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Pizzini King Valley Sangiovese 2008 Mattinson: Simply, I love how light it is. It floats through the mouth with an easy juiciness. It’s cherried and jubey but not thick or heavy in the least, and while it has a deal of sweetness through the middle it’s sour and savoury and tannic as you swallow. Is it the hot year or is it just the variety - I’m not sure, but there are notes of dried herbs on the nose. Its oak handling seems a bit raw but then, it is super young and besides, there isn’t a lot of oak here anyway. I poured a glass for my wife and she said - and she doesn’t say this often - ‘I could buy a case of that’. And I think that is the joy of this wine: it’s savoury and sweet and delicious all at once. I’m recommending that you keep it for a year before tucking in but really - it will provide pleasure anytime from now. Walsh: Yes, and well, there you have it. I let him go first and he’s done a good job of it - not much to add really. We’ll have to find something more controversial soon, like a Pinot, so we can have a real good scrap. Anyway, I had a quick slurp of it then left it for a day, being as it’s just bottled and very young and all that, and it did smell a bit whiffy and raw off the bat. Second day there’s sour cherry, raspberry, a touch of cedar vanilla oak and a whiff of rosemary or something similar. It’s very fresh and juicy with light dry tannins and excellent line through the mouth - only just medium bodied really and sweeter than you’d expect of an Italian but none the worse for it. A real charmer. Rated : 92/92 Points Tasted : Apr09 Alcohol : 13.9% Price : $24 Closure : Screwcap Drink : 2010 - 2016 Fred and Katrina Pizzini have been grape growers in the King Valley for over 20 years with 66 hectares of vineyard. Grape growing (rather than winemaking) still continues to be the major focus of activity, but their move into winemaking has been particularly successful, and I can personally vouch for their Italian cooking skills. It is not surprising, then, that their wines should span both Italian and traditional varieties. James Halliday Sangiovese, of course, is the grape of Tuscany, and is one of the Italian varieties which the grape growers of the King Valley of Italian extraction have planted with relish. Just because it has a link back home does not give it any inherent status, but this is a very nice wine. James Halliday