EAST COAST PALATE

A wine that for $10 will amp up your antipasto or spaghetti...but it would also be great with a burger or a pork chop.  This light wine is a blend of mostly the Corvina and Rondinella varietals, and it has the color of a cherry jolly rancher that's been toasted.  It is translucent, a vibrant red that is still somehow slightly burnt looking.  It has fresh cherry and berry aromas, with just a hint of autumn leaves or leather giving it a very pleasent scent.  Once past the lips it begins with all fruit...light bodied and clean, then an acidic rush comes on and all of the sudden you're puckering up.  Strangely, the anstringent, drying out sensation only happened on my inner cheeks, while my tongue retained the berry flavor and the acid bite.  I'll give this wine 87 points.  It is a wine worth sharing and I'll definitely be trying it again soon.