The 2013 Forlí Sangiovese Notturno is a streamlined and simple red wine with a bright and food-friendly personality. The wine exhibits a luminous, ruby color and shows berry aromas of raspberry and wild blueberry. The mouthfeel is very light, and the persistence is short. This is a good choice for take-out food or pizza.

This is a very attractive ruby-colored wine from the Adriatic Coast of Italy that delivers fresh notes of blackberry, cherry, spice, tobacco and leather. The wine is very rich and velvety in the mouth, but remains contained and elegant at the same time.——M.L.(9/1/2009)—— 87