Casa Segreta Lucius Umbria Rosso Sangiovese IGP 750ml

Lucius is a red wine from Casa Segreta, made in Umbria, in central Italy. It's 100% Sangiovese.

It's a dry red with medium body and medium tannin, a balanced middle-weight red. That shape makes it an easy bottle to open with a weeknight dinner or bring to a friend's table.

Look for plum, cherry and baking spice, the kind of red-fruit profile that pairs naturally with tomato and herbs.

Against Frescobaldi Castiglioni Chianti, Lucius is a Sangiovese from Umbria rather than Tuscany, with a plum and baking-spice profile; for an Italian Sangiovese off the usual Chianti path, choose Lucius.

Pair it with tomato-based pasta and bolognese; it also suits pizza, roast chicken, sausages with peppers and aged pecorino. Serve it at cool room temperature, around 61 to 64°F, and give it a few minutes in the glass to open up. If you have leftovers, recork the bottle and finish it within a day or two.

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