Muscardini Cellars Sangiovese (Summer Hold)

3 bottles for $69.99 $23.33/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping Case of 12 for $194.99 $16.25/bottle + $1/bottle shipping Tasting notes & discussion 1

This wine will ship in OCTOBER 2025. If you want it ASAP, click here!

Typically $46/bottle from Muscardini Cellars
Vintage 2018 from the Central Coast
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Muscardini Cellars: “Michael [Muscardini] has forged deep relationships with Sonoma growers since founding Muscardini Cellars more than fifteen years ago. These close ties have established consistent sourcing of some of the area’s finest fruit in pursuit of superb Italian blends and non-Italian varietals met with an Italian winemaking approach. The results of these collaborations have been nothing short of extraordinary.”

Ruby Grapes

TASTING NOTES: “This stunning 2018 vintage opens with aromas of ripe red berries, mocha, fresh herbs, and baking spices. On the palate, robust notes of dark cherry, cranberry, plum and raspberry are accented with lively hints of cinnamon, clove, and wild sage. Together, these flavors are balanced with a lush texture, silky tannins, and bright acidity.“ (AbV 14.2%)

VARIETALS: 100% Sangiovese

BARRELS: N/A

PAIRS WITH: Wild mushroom risotto, prosciutto pizza, slow-roasted pork tenderloin, and aged pecorino or asiago cheese.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Rubies. Because of the vineyard being Ruby Grapes Vineyard.

What is a ruby? Beyond being a pretty red gemstone, I mean.

Rubies are a type of corundum, minerals of aluminum oxide. Corundum is naturally transparent, but often has a hue to it due to various metal impurities. Rubies specifically contain varying amounts of chromium inside them, giving them their red color. Any other gemstone-quality corundum is considered a sapphire, with all the non-chromium impurities that give them non-red colors. Rubies are just special, I guess.

Another fun fact about rubies, they are generally a 9 on the Mohs scale. Corundum is for the most part. It is, in fact, the mineral poster-child for a 9 on the Mohs scale. So a ruby can take on most other minerals.

ICYMI, you have two choices:

Worried Summer heat might get to your wine before your wine gets to you? Order from this sale, the page you’re on right now, and we’ll get it to you at a cooler time of year (October)!
Want it ASAP, don’t think heat will be a problem? Order from the sale linked here! We’ll still try to get them to you with as little travel time as we can.

Muscardini Cellars Sangiovese (Summer Hold)

This wine will ship in OCTOBER 2025. If you want it ASAP, click here!

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