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• stephenhill8@msn.com Does not like this wine: 79 points

  April 9, 2015 - I felt misled by the decent score on Cellar Tracker (at least for this vintage), as well as being only one of 3-4 "recommended" Trader Joe's red wines by one blogger. It had a significant sour midpalate and finish that spoiled any balance or enjoyment. After confirming with my wife we returned it given the prior encouragement that at Trader Joes a flawed wine need not be corked to be gladly accepted back. If not returning it we really would have poured out the second half untouched. This was not the normal and enjoyable sweet-sour cherry flavor common in many Italian wines, but a genuine moderate to severe flaw in winemaking. Any decent Ripasso or straight Valpolicella would easily have this beat. At $17 it doesn't need to knock your socks off, but it shouldn't have any obvious flaws either.

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