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Some richness and heft separate this wine from the pack, as it carries ripe white cherry and peach flavors on its soft but just-crisp-enough texture. Its medium to full body gives it a mouth-filling…
This blend of 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo and 5% Malvasia Nera offers ripe black plum and black tea scents. The firm palate displays black currant and clove flavor, supported by clenching tannins. Dr…
Subdued underbrush, red berry and culinary spice aromas emerge in this tight, young red. The palate is bright and lean, offering tart cherry, dried sage and clove flavors, bolstered by taut tannins a…
This Sangiovese-dominant blend opens with red cherry and dried tobacco leaf aromas. A hint of clove accents the palate, which is full of red plum fruit and smooth but rather fleeting tannins that giv…
The wine is ripe, weighty and full of fruit. Its tannins are already softening into the blackberry flavors. The sole question about this wine is the excessive wood aging that has given a burnt edge.…
The rich gold hue and the scents of bruised, slightly cooked fruit, suggest that premature oxidation is setting in. Two bottles were tasted, with comparable results. It's lemony, somewhat oily, penet…
Made of 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, this opens with delicate black-skinned fruit and tilled earth aromas. The straightforward palate delivers ripe black plum and exotic spi…
Made entirely from organic Sangiovese grapes, this opens with floral iris and red cherry notes. The palate is straightforward and lively, marked by raspberry and thyme flavors and solid tannins. Enjo…
Made of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Canaiolo, this recalls cassis and cooking spice on the nose. The palate delivers ripe red plum laced with vanilla, softly framed by tannins. Drink now–2019.
A blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Canaiolo, this opens with delicate ripe black plum and Mediterranean herb aromas. It's firm and straightforward on the palate, delivering black cherry and black tea…
A yellowish tint and woody aromas include a note of baked apple. A somewhat full-bodied palate is endowed with a resiny texture, while this tastes of woody dried apple and papaya. Round and persisten…
Villa Pillo is an expert at producing value wines and this Cabernet Franc-Merlot is no exception. The wine boasts measured renderings of blueberry, coffee, almond and chocolate.
Braccale is a drinkable, food-friendly wine. That's because this wine's naturally tempered elegance means it won't overpower what you eat. It delivers aromas of sweet red fruit, toasted nuts and has…
Inky dark, with deep berry, sandalwood and sawmill aromas. Color and potency are not lacking in this modern-styled Tempranillo, which hits like a hammer. Feelwise, this is a tough, angular wine that…
Superripe, such that it's medicinal and pruny. The nose reeks of reduced blueberry and cassis, while the palate is soft, low in acidity and full of ripe, dark raisin, prune and spice cake flavors. If…
This is a lithe, sinewy wine, powerful yet lean, with coiled intensity to its crisp citrus and mineral flavors. It finishes long and tart, with the bracing acids suggestive of a long evolution. Hold…
Sangiovese with 25% Merlot for added softness and dimension, this wine boasts pretty notes of cherry, blue flowers, toasted almonds and exotic spice. It has nice elegance overall but is a bit compact…
This small production (200 cases) Pinot Noir is a mix of older and younger estate vines, a selection of lots given 22 months in 60 and 132 gallon French oak casks. It's still tasting quite young, sha…
Tart and forward, with cranberry and raspberry fruit front and center, this is a tasty, acidic and lightly spicy effort that shows some nice precision. It's not a big wine, but balanced and based upo…
Fast becoming one of the hallmark blends of Portugal, this 50-50 mix of Aragonez and Touriga Nacional is a seriously structured wine, with great wild fruit and mushroom flavors alongside dark, dry ta…
A grilled steak will play nicely against the tannins and acids of this Syrah, grown in the cool Carneros district north of San Francisco. The black peppercorn and blackberry flavors suggest a butter-…
Here's a simple but genuine Sangiovese from the Montepulciano area that delivers measured notes of blueberry, spice, tobacco and leather. It's a no-fuss red that is both lean and bright on the palate.
A rich wine that shows plenty of berry fruits, supported by some dry but dusty tannins. This is a wine that is going to develop with its firm powerhouse of ripe fruit that is emerging from a tight pe…
This is Cáceres' bread-and-butter red Rioja, and the '04 is fruity, light and very approachable. The nose shows some cotton candy and other bouncy red-fruit aromas, while the palate is easygoing, fle…