Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 87.2 points

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    1/25/2018 - wrote: 92 Points

    Much better the next day after being opened. Started weaker and haunted by some oxidation, but became opaque black, with smoother tannin and acidity, more deliciously fruity and mouth filling, and better textured. Overall, a fine example of how the Montepulciano grape can make a dark, concentrated, and rich wine that is an inexpensive alternative to the more famous wines made from Sangiovese.

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    8/4/2016 - wrote: 94 Points

    Continues to improve with age, primarily from a softened texture and a significantly rounder tannin, and gets better for days after the bottle is opened. Still black to the edge. The fruit is not only a delicious dark cherry but is enjoyably pleasent throughout the entire experience of the wine from initial smell to the long aftertaste. The Montepulciano grape is famous as a black and full bodied alternative cherished by masses of people who cannot afford to buy the great and far more expensive Brunellos and top Bordeaux blends from Tuscany. But this Villlamedoro demonstrates that Montepulciano is capable of making an affordable wine that is also great.

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    10/18/2015 - wrote: 93 Points

    This 3-glass rated wine in the Gambero Rosso is one of the least expensive with that highest rating, that shows how good the wines can be from the Montepulciano grape. Pitch black, opaque with a quarter inch pour. Deeply aromatic with highly concentrated fruit flavors of black plum and blackberry. Mouth watering acidity that is brightly refreshing. The tannins provide a good dryness, though with a less delightful, pervasive chalky character. Comes from a single hillside, low yielding vineyard with a grand view of the Adriatic Sea. Drunk with a concentrated somewhat mushy lentil soup with a not pretty brown and grayish color, the acidity and fruit were delightful with the food, distinctly raising the soup’s quality several notches up.

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    7/19/2014 - wrote: 91 Points

    Russk Ken and Andrea's Cental italy tasting and dinner

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    2/16/2013 - wrote: 89 Points

    - Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a light/medium body. Leathery texture with a medium finish - Not sure why there are so many low scores/bad reviews. This is a great daily drinker that has aged well. Easy drinking, classic Italian wine.

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Vinous

  • By Antonio Galloni
    Central & Southern Italy: A World Waiting to be Discovered (Apr 2009), (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Jon Rimmerman
    5/28/2009, (See more on Garagiste...)

    (MEDORO Montepulciano d Abruzzo) Villa #2 Dear Friends, There are times when being in the right place at the right time takes credit for everything - it's already happened this year on a few occasions and this is another instance where a relationship put me in front of this allocation not my own detective work. This wine has become one of the toughest in Italy to acquire so here goes... The fervor over the Medoro can be summed up easily: this wine just received Tre Bicchieri from Gambero Rosso - it's a red wine and it's a bargain. We offered a wine in the $15 price realm a few years ago that received Tre Bicchieri and (I believe) it was the lowest priced red ever to receive the accolade. Today's offer takes the cake. Now you know why this has disappeared from the Italian wholesale market in a flash. All of this is well and good but there is another reason why this wine has been such a big hit. There are times when you simply want something to slather the palate and you could care less about its critical attributes. I call this the search for "anti-complexity" and I use the term in a positive manner, not a negative one. That may sound odd but there are many nights when I want the wine to do the talking (however foursquare) not my pen - I can certainly relate to enjoying a glass of country wine for what it is rather than the forced need to dissect its brilliance. To be blunt - this wine was not made to entice discussion over its brix, it was made to accompany lamb or steaks fired over an outdoor coal grill. The 2006 Medoro is unpretention done with aplomb and it is so well made that Gambero Rosso recognized the same reign of "anti-complexity" that I did - so much that they bestowed a GR3 upon it - now that's a wine (and philosophy) I can get behind: (This is not the Umani Ronchi "Medoro") HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as a departure from the norm with nearly universal appeal to a wide variety of palates. This parcel is directly from the source with perfect provenance: 2006 Villa Medoro Montepulciano d'Abruzzo(GR3) (I have no idea if this is even in the US, I don't believe it is - I'm sure our price isn't the lowest in the world but I didn't care, this was not the time to nickel and dime over price - I'm just happy to have the allocation). Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Italy7909

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