From the rolling hills of of the Orange region in Central West, New South Wales. Note, bottle image is of 2021, but nought else has changed.

Angullong, Fossil Hill, Sangiovese, Orange, 2022

Medium ruby-garnet colour. Violets and blue fruits with a meaty, chunky base (like decent rosemary spiked pie) all sprinkled with tomato leaf, dried herbs, a hint of pencil, and steeped cherries. Just medium bodied with a heart blue to purple fruit. Tacky, drying tannin over a savoury, leathery base with a thrust of acidity to sharpen the focus through the tail. Going to be a fine pair to toothsome parpadelle with ragu.

RRP: $30
Alc: 14.5%
Rating: 91/100

Wine sample courtesy of Angullong and Define Wine