Quirky but Good!

Tonight I felt like opening something different. This bottle is exactly that. It is a grape variety I have never tried before, from a producer I don't know. The wine itself was different to anything I have ever tried before.

Fattoria Selvanova, Vigna del Sasso, Aglianico, 2006, Italy.

Really dark, concentrated cherries and focused blackcurrant with violet, lavender and hints of prunes. The nose is a bit medicinal with some earthy aromas leading to gym socks and dare I say it - urinal. It's a strange wine. It almost flirts with you - you smell something, then it goes; only to re-appear later on. The palate is very different to the nose. Big, strong, grippy tannins and a long length. The palate is full of spicy bramble fruit, herbs and old wood - almost like bramble bushes. This is a quirky, bizarre wine but I like it, I like the quirkiness of it. 3.8/5 (14% abv) £11.99 Oddbins.