The Spirit World

A blast on the nose right away deep from the La Famiglia vineyards. You know from the first smell that you are in for a treat. Unfortunately for you readers out there the La Famiglia Colmera is no longer available unless you are lucky enough to find it in a local wine shop or by use of the internet. However, if you find some do yourself a favor, get it and drink it right away!! Sorry for the commercial, now on with our show.

Full lucious fruit forward, drinks just like a Sangiovese (even though it is a sangiovese blend), with deep plum flavor and a nice mellow finish. There is a slight bite on the tounge as the last bit rolls back into the throat. Obviously with a 1999 the tannins are going to be mellowed out (if not completely gone), but I was lucky enough to have this about 4 years previous to this tasting and the finish was much bolder than now.

Fantastic with steak, beef stew, heavy pasta dish and of course my favorite anything garlic. This wine is currently not available unless you are very lucky in finding some in a wine shop or by scouring the internet. The website has it listed for $40.00 a bottle, but it is sold out. For more information check out the website: http://www.lafamigliawines.com/index.asp