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Third Annual Donato Enoteca 100 Italian Wine Event
Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, California
Tasted Saturday, December 3, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,102 views
Flight 1 - Sparkling: White, Pink and Red (10 Notes)
Flight 2 - Dry Whites (Arneis, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and others) (23 Notes)
2007 Andrea Mutti Timorasso Piemonte Castagnoli 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Piemonte DOC
Light medium yellow color; savory, stony, mineral nose; savory, mineral, tart pear palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Argiolas Vermentino di Sardegna Costamolino 90 Points
Italy, Sardinia, Vermentino di Sardegna
Light green-tinged yellow color; focused, lightly spicy, tart apple nose; tart pear, poached pear, apple, mineral, green spice palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Muri-Gries Pinot Grigio 87 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Light yellow color; tart peach, tart apple nose; light, chalky, tart apple, tart pear palate; medium finish
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2010 Donnafugata Sicilia Anthìlia 88 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Light yellow color; tart grapefruit, mineral nose; light citrus, ripe grapefruit, pear palate; medium finish
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2010 Eisacktaler Kellerei / Cantina Valle Isarco Pinot Grigio Aristos 89 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Valle Isarco / Eisacktaler
Light yellow color; nice, lightly floral, apple blossom nose; tasty, focused, floral, tart peach palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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2010 Elena Walch Pinot Grigio 84 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Light yellow color; tart pear nose; soft, tart pear palate with low acidity; medium finish
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2007 Franz Proidl Grüner Veltliner Ehrenfels 89 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal
Light yellow color; mineral, savory, tart lemon nose; mineral, savory, tart lemon palate; medium-plus finish
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2007 Gies-Düppel Birkweiler Mandelberg Riesling 89 Points
Germany, Pfalz
Light yellow color; stony, dry, tart pear nose; dry, stony, mineral, tart pear palate; medium-plus finish
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2009 Inama Soave Classico Vigneti di Foscarino 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
Light golden yellow color; tart apple, poached pear nose; poached pear, apple palate; medium finish
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2010 Tenuta Luisa Friuli Isonzo Sauvignon 90 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Isonzo
Light yellow color; tart gooseberry, lemon grass nose; tart gooseberry, lemon grass palate; medium finish
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2008 Marisa Cuomo Costa d'Amalfi Furore Bianco Fiorduva 91 Points
Italy, Campania, Costa d'Amalfi Furore
Light-medium yellow color; chalk, mineral, stone, almond nose; tasty, oily textured, lightly oxidative, tangy, mineral, light baked lemon palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Masseria Li Veli Verdeca Askos 91 Points
Italy, Puglia, Valle d'Itria IGT
Light yellow color; rich, slightly oxidized, savory, mineral nose; tasty, mineral, savory, tart apple, floral palate; medium-plus finish
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2009 Pietracupa Fiano di Avellino 90 Points
Italy, Campania, Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Light yellow color; nice, stony, mineral, savory nose; tart citrus, mineral, savory palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Sergio Mottura Grechetto Poggio della Costa Civitella d'Agliano IGT 88 Points
Italy, Latium, Civitella d'Agliano IGT
Light golden yellow color; focused, tart apple nose; tart apple, tart pear, mineral palate; medium finish
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2008 Suavia Soave Classico Superiore Monte Carbonare 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico Superiore
Light yellow color; savory, tart citrus nose with a sense of pepper; savory, tart citrus, mineral palate with a light sense of pepper; medium finish
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2010 Cantina Terlan Pinot Bianco Classico 90 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano
Very light yellow color; nice tart pear nose; tart pear, mineral palate; medium finish
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2009 Cantina Terlan Sauvignon Terlano Winkl 90 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano
Very light yellow color; stony, mineral, tart pear nose; stony, mineral, tart pear, lemon grass palate; medium finish
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2010 Terredora di Paolo Falanghina Campania IGT 91 Points
Italy, Campania, Campania IGT
Light yellow color; savory, tart peach nose; savory, very tart peach, mineral palate; medium finish 91+ points
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2010 Terredora di Paolo Greco di Tufo Loggia della Serra 89 Points
Italy, Campania, Greco di Tufo DOCG
Light yellow color; mineral, lightly smoky nose; tart peach, mineral palate; medium finish
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2010 Torre Dei Beati Pecorino Giocheremo con i fiori 90 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Abruzzo
Light yellow color; savory, mineral, tart lemon nose; tasty, savory, mineral, tart lemon palate; medium-plus finish
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2008 Eisacktaler Kellerei / Cantina Valle Isarco Kerner Aristos 90 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Valle Isarco / Eisacktaler
Light lemon yellow color; nice, focused, tart pear, chalk nose; focused, tart pear, lightly oily textured, floral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2009 Terre del Principe Pallagrello Bianco Le Sèrole 87 Points
Italy, Campania, Terre del Volturno IGT
Light yellow color; poached pear, baked apple nose; tart poached pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Zuani Vigne Bianco 89 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
Very light yellow color; poached pear, tart apple nose; tart apple, tart pear, chalk, mineral palate; medium finish (blend of 4 varieties, raised in stainless steel)
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Flight 3 - Reds: Aglianicos (2 Notes)
2009 Viticoltori De Conciliis Aglianico Cilento Donnaluna 89 Points
Italy, Campania, Cilento
Medium dark ruby color; tart cherry, tart baked cherry, red berry nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart red fruit palate; needs 3-4 years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Feudi di San Gregorio Irpinia Rubrato 91 Points
Italy, Campania, Irpinia
Dark ruby color; baked berry, oak nose; dried berry, dried blackberry, tar palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 4 - Reds: Amarones and other Corvino-based wines (7 Notes)
2007 Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 92 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Medium ruby color; nice baked cherry, dried cherry, raspberry nose; rich, tight, raspberry and cherry puree, dried berry palate; long finish 92+ points
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2007 Allegrini Palazzo della Torre Veronese IGT 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veronese IGT
Medium dark ruby color; smoke, tart currant, dried red berry nose; silky textured, dried currant, dried red berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2008 Masi Campofiorin 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veronese IGT
Medium ruby color; smoky, currant, bell pepper nose; tart smoky, ripe currant, bell pepper palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
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2007 Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore 91 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore
Medium dark ruby color; tart cherry, oak nose; plush, chocolate, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 Stefano Accordini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Acinatico 93 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Medium dark ruby color; smoky, savory, VA, baked berry, tar nose; tasty, youthful, rich, ripe black fruit, licorice, tar, dried blackberry palate; needs 6-plus years; long finish
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2007 Tedeschi Amarone della Valpolicella 90 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella
Bricking, medium red color; savory, white pepper, dried cherry nose; savory, dried cherry, dried red berry, white pepper palate; long finish
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2010 Tedeschi Valpolicella Classico Lucchine 90 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico
Medium red violet color; pepper, dried red berry nose; tasty, focused, pepper, tart red fruit palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 5 - Reds: Barberas (7 Notes)
2010 Cascina Val del Prete Barbera d'Alba 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Medium ruby color; tart red berry, wild cherry nose; youthful, tart cherry, tart red berry palate; medium finish
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2008 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Asti Cà di Pian 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti
Medium ruby color; tart currant, olive, pepper nose; tasty, tart currant, olive, pepper palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2009 Marcarini Barbera d'Alba Ciabot Camerano 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Medium ruby color; tart cranberry, very tart red fruit nose; nice, light-medium bodied, tart cranberry, very tart cherry palate; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish
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2009 Massolino Barbera d'Alba 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Dark ruby color; tart red fruit, red berry, currant, charcoal nose; tart red fruit, red berry, currant, charcoal palate; medium-plus finish
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2008 Oddero Barbera d'Asti Vinchio d'Asti 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti
Medium red violet color; brett, earthy, dried cherry, tar nose; tart dried cherry, tar, brett palate; medium-plus finish
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2009 Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Medium dark ruby color; focused, redolent, tart cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, dried berry, tart berry, tart raspberry palate; approachable now but could used 1-2 years; medium-plus finish
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2009 Prunotto Barbera d'Asti Fiulot 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti
Medium dark ruby color; smoky, dried cherry, oak nose; tart red fruit, herbal, light oregano palate; medium finish
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Flight 6 - Reds: Barbaresco, Barolo and other Nebbiolo-based wines (22 Notes)
2008 Cascina Ca'Rossa Roero Audinaggio 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
Medium dark cherry red color; lovely, redolent, dried grape, dried berry nose; tasty, tight, very tart berry, tart cherry palate with medium acidity; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Cascina Chicco Barolo Rocche di Castelletto 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Light-medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; nice, maturing, dried cherry, dried berry, light oak nose; tasty, dried cherry, oak, incipient ginger cake palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish
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2005 Damilano Barolo Lecinquevigne 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Light medium red orange color; light dried berry, date, light tar nose; tar, oak, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish
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2004 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo Le Brunate 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Light-medium cherry red color; intriguing, rich, baked cherry, cinnamon, baked berry nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart red berry, cranberry palate with good acidity; needs 10-plus years; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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1998 Franco M. Martinetti Barolo Marasco 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium cherry red color with lots of sediment; focused, dried cherry, dried berry nose; tart dried berry, fig, dried cherry palate; open for business; medium-plus finish
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2007 Giorgio Pelissero Barbaresco Vanotu 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Medium cherry red color; light brett, tart cherry nose; juniper, tart cherry, tart raspberry palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vigneto Bordini 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Light medium red color; redolent, dried berry, black fruit, fig nose; tasty, complex, dried berry, fig, tart black fruit, light herb palate; needs 3 years; long finish
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2006 Massolino Barolo 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium red orange color; nice dried berry, oak nose; dried berry, oak palate; needs 4-plus years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Cascina Morassino Barbaresco Morassino 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Medium dark cherry red color; dried cherry, mineral nose; tasty, dried cherry, mineral palate with integrating oak; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2007 Paitin di Pasquero-Elia Barbaresco Sorì Paitin 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Light medium orange color with pale meniscus; brett, tart red fruit, oak spice nose; tight, tat red berry, tart cherry palate with grip; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Paolo Scavino Barolo 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Light medium cherry red color; dried berry, light chocolate nose; poised, dried berry, light chocolate palate; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish
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2006 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Medium red orange color; dried berry, light oak spice nose; tasty, tart dried cherry, dried berry, tar palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Light medium red orange color; redolent, dried cherry, juniper nose; dried cherry, juniper, tar palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2006 Prunotto Barbaresco 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Light medium red violet color; light dried berry nose; light-medium bodied, tart cherry, dried cherry palate; medium finish
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2007 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium red color; nice, deep, dried berry, chocolate, smoke nose; tasty, dried berry, chocolate, tar palate; needs 4 years; long finish
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2009 Renato Ratti Nebbiolo d'Alba Ochetti 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba
Medium cherry red color; unusual, light floral, tart cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, approachable, dried berry, tar palate; medium-plus finish (good value)
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2006 Rizzi Barbaresco 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Light red color with pale meniscus; tar, smoke nose; tasty, tar, smoky, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 Rizzi Barbaresco Boito 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Medium cherry red color; tart cherry, dried cherry, tar nose; tasty, more structured and powerful than Rizzi's other vineyard designates, dried cherry, dried berry palate; needs 5-plus years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2006 Rizzi Barbaresco Nervo Fondetta 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Light medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; tar, smoky nose; tar, smoky, dried black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2005 Travaglini Gattinara 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Gattinara
Medium red orange color; dried berry, stewed berry, baked berry nose; tasty, dried berry, charcoal, tar palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2008 Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Medium cherry red color; dried cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, dried cherry, raspberry palate with grip; needs 6 years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Vietti Barolo Castiglione 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium cherry red color; rich, dried cherry, berry nose; tasty, rich, dried cherry, dried berry palate; long finish
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Flight 7 - Reds: Dolcetto (1 Note)
2008 Pecchenino Dogliani Sirì d'Jermu 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Dogliani
Dark ruby color; redolent, dried cranberry nose; tart cranberry, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 8 - Reds: Montepulciano (2 Notes)
2006 Poderi San Lazzaro Grifola Marche IGT 91 Points
Italy, Marche, Marche IGT
Dark red violet color; redolent, dried cherry, ripe cranberry nose; tasty, silky textured, tight, tart cherry, tart black fruit, tar palate; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2007 Valle Reale Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 88 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Dark ruby color; nice, tart berry, oak nose; tart red berry, tart cherry palate; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish
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Flight 9 - Reds: Others, including Pinot Nero, Lagrein and Fumin (7 Notes)
2007 Muri-Gries Lagrein Riserva Abtei Muri 90 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Dark ruby color; deep, smoky, tart black fruit nose; tart black fruit, charcoal, smoky palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2008 Feudo di San Maurizio Fumin Torrette 90 Points
Italy, Valle d'Aosta, Torrette
Dark ruby color; focused, tart plum, charcoal, spice nose; tasty, dried berry, black fruit, spice, charcoal, smoke, bacon fat palate; medium-plus finish
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2007 Le Piane Colline Novaresi Piane 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Colline Novaresi
Dark ruby color; redolent, dried berry, savory, tart plum, smoke nose; tasty, tight, tart black fruit, tart currant palate; needs 6-plus years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Librandi Cirò Classico 86 Points
Italy, Calabria, Cirò Classico
Light medium red orange color; smoky, roasted red berry nose; tart red berry, lightly smoky palate with medium acidity; medium finish
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2006 Tenuta Mazzolino Pinot Nero Oltrepò Pavese Noir 88 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Oltrepò Pavese
Medium red color with pale meniscus; dried cherry, charcoal nose; tight, tart, dried cherry palate; medium finish
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2006 Palari Faro 90 Points
Italy, Sicily, Faro
Medium red color; red flower, hibiscus, tart red fruit nose; tasty, tart red fruit, cranberry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2008 Cantina di Santadi Carignano del Sulcis Grotta Rossa 90 Points
Italy, Sardinia, Carignano del Sulcis
Medium dark cherry red color; floral, roses, lifted red fruit nose; tight, juicy, tart black cherry, roses palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 10 - Reds: Sangiovese-based wines (Chianti, Brunello) (17 Notes)
2006 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium red color; dried berry, oak, sandalwood, tart cherry nose; tasty, dried cherry, sandalwood palate; approachable now; medium-plus finish (much improved since I tried it several months ago)
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2008 Argiano Rosso di Montalcino 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Light medium red color; lifted, dried currant, light smoke nose; ripe dried berry, ripe berry palate; medium finish
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2008 Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Brolio 85 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Dark ruby color; earthy, brett nose; brett, tart red fruit palate; medium finish
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2007 Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Dark ruby color; tar, tart berry nose; tart berry, dried berry, tar palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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2009 Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Medium red color with pale meniscus; dried cherry, herb nose; tart red fruit, savory, herb palate; medium-plus finish
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2008 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium cherry red color; lifted, redolent, baked berry, dried berry nose; tight, tart red berry, tart cherry palate; needs 5-plus years; medium-plus finish
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2006 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium dark ruby color; rich, dried berry, dried cherry nose; tight, dried cherry, dried berry, blackberry, oak palate; long finish
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2009 Casanova di Neri Rosso di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Medium cherry red color; dried cherry nose; tasty, dried cherry, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish
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2004 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium red color; dried berry, tar, tart chocolate nose; tasty, focused, dried berry, tart chocolate, tar palate; medium-plus finish
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2007 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Medium ruby color; ripe berry, oak, cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 La Fiorita Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium cherry red color; intriguing, savory, dried cherry, red berry nose; savory, dried cherry, red berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2007 La Maialina Chianti Classico Riserva 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Medium red violet color; dried berry, cherry nose; ripe black cherry, dried berry, tar palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Piancornello Rosso di Montalcino 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Medium ruby color; ripe currant, smoky, olive nose; ripe currant, smoke, olive palate; medium-plus finish
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2007 Querceto di Castellina Chianti Classico Riserva Vigneti Belvedere 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Dark red violet color; redolent, baked berry, rich plum, oak nose; very tight, tart berry, tart plum palate; needs 5 years or more; medium-plus finish
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2008 Querciabella Chianti Classico 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Dark ruby color; reticent, tart red berry nose; tart red berry palate with near medium acidity; medium finish
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2007 San Vincenti Chianti Classico 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Dark red violet color; lifted, tart cherry, dried cherry, earthy nose; tight, tart cherry, dried cherry palate; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish
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2008 Terracruda Pergola Ortaia 90 Points
Italy, Marche, Pergola
Medium dark cherry red color; wild cherry, wild berry nose; wild berry, wild cherry, anise palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 11 - Reds: Super Tuscan, Bordeaux-styled blends (9 Notes)
2009 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana IGT 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Dark ruby color; tart berry, plum nose; tart berry, plum, cedar palate; medium-plus finish
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2008 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Toscana IGT 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Medium red color; smoky, baked cherry nose; tart cherry, herbs, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish
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1998 Drei Donà (Tenuta la Palazza) Magnificat Forlì IGT 91 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Forlì IGT
Bricking dark red violet color; maturing, mushroom, dried cherry, herbal nose; tasty, maturing, tart currant, mushroom, cedar, olive palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2002 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
Medium dark red violet color; rich berry, ripe cherry, vanilla oak nose; ripe cherry, tart cherry palate with integrating oak; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish
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2008 San Leonardo San Leonardo 88 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Medium red color; redolent, olive, herbaceous, tart currant nose; smoky, tart currant, herbaceous, olive palate; medium-plus finish
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2008 Maculan Brentino 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Medium dark ruby color; tart red berry, juniper nose; tight, tart red berry, juniper palate; medium-plus finish
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1998 Michele Satta Cavaliere 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Bricking medium dark cherry red color; focused, sandalwood, dried cherry, ginger cake nose; tasty, tart dried cherry, ginger cake palate; starting to open, needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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2009 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Le Volte Toscana IGT 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Medium dark ruby color; nice, focused, pepper, olive, currant nose; tasty, poised, tart currant, pepper, olive palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2007 Tolaini Valdisanti Tenuta San Giovanni Toscana IGT 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Medium red violet color; poised, tart red plum, berry nose; tasty, velvety textured, tart plum, black fruit, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish (75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc)
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2007 Vignalta Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio Alpianae 93 Points
Italy, Veneto, Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio
From 375 ml - light medium golden color; muscat, golden raisin, floral nose; rich, delicate, floral, Muscat, orange cream, apricot palate; long finish 93+ points
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NV Adami Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry Dei Casel 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
Light yellow color with lots of small bubbles; chalk, tart pear nose; chalk, tart pear palate; medium finish 89+ points
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NV A.G. Ferrari Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Il Sogno di Annibale 91 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
Very light yellow color with lots of pinpoint bubbles; lovely, floral, ripe peach, baked peach, pear nose; tasty, light-medium bodied, delicate, mineral, floral, tart peach palate with good acidity; medium finish (best NV version I've had of this yet)
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NV Bellavista Franciacorta Cuvée Brut 86 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Franciacorta DOCG
Light yellow with tiny bubbles; chalk, tart apple nose; chalk, tart apple palate; medium finish 86+ points
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NV Bele Casel Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Light yellow color; tart apple, chalk nose; tart apple, chalk palate; medium finish
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NV Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige Brut 90 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Franciacorta DOCG
Light yellow color with lots of medium sized bubbles; pear, apple, chalk nose; tart apple, tart pear, chalk palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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NV Canevel Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Light yellow color with lots of small bubbles; tart apple, mineral nose; very tart, chalk, lightly smoky, mineral palate; medium finish
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NV De Faveri Extra Dry Spumante Veneto IGT 86 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Light medium pink color with lots of tiny bubbles; tart red berry, smoke nose; tart red berry, smoke, red currant palate; medium finish
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NV Drusian Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Very light yellow color with lots of pinpoint bubbles; tart citrus, tart peach nose; light-bodied, tart citrus, chalk, one-dimensional palate with good acidity; medium finish
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2007 Giuseppe Contratto Alta Langa Millesimato Pas Dosé 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Alta Langa
Light yellow color with lots of small bubbles; baked pear, baked apple nose; baked pear, baked apple, light caramel palate with good acidity; medium finish
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NV La Battagliola Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Graspadolce 88 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Medium dark cherry red color with few tiny bubbles; intriguing, savory, tart plum, beets nose; tight, tart black fruit, garrigue, light pepper palate; medium finish (would be a fun pairing with cold cuts, prosciuttos)
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