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• asgerG wrote: 91 points

  November 12, 2016 - D1h. Deep red, red rim, 5.5. Generous complex bouquet, sweetish mature elements mixed with the classic Italian cask stuff. Well balanced and harmonious palate, resolved tannins, long almost elegant finish. Drink now-2018. What a pleasant surprise. At last I had a mature well composed Montepulciano wine.

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• bacchus wrote: 89 points

  May 29, 2015 - shared with pat at selkirk manor to celebrate the end of the work week. this wine doesn't give up. still has good color. lots of cherry fruit. medium body. firm structure. we have to visit the winery when we return to abruzzi.

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• TedescoCellars wrote: 80 points

  December 27, 2014 - Ok for the price. Lots of raspberry, almost sweet. On its last legs, wouldn't hold these long.

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• SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 8, 2014 - Tart cherry, raspberry aromas mixed with smoke and other woody notes, the palette is all silky Bing cherry, black cherry, with subtle cranberry and raspberry sneaking in as well in the mid-palette. Faint spice and wood notes fold into the creamy fruit filled finish of medium length. Quite tasty overall, at it's peak, drink before 2016 for best maturity. Purchased at Costco in 2011, cellared in temp controlled cellar.

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• SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 22, 2014 - A couple years in the bottle really helped. The nose was a bit funky, but the wine still has plenty of life left with cherry and red berry fruit backed by refreshing acidity with leather and tobacco notes folding into the silky finish where pepper spice emerges along with more cherry and berry fruit. The tannins have integrated nicely as well, overall, no complaints for a 10 dollar Costco wine, great QPR. I held onto a couple of bottles on a whim a couple years ago, I will drink my other bottle in 2016 hoping for a bit more improvement as I am not confident the wine has peaked yet.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Cantina Zaccagnini
• Varietal Montepulciano
• Designation Il Vino dal Tralcetto
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Abruzzi
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
• UPC Code 089475501014

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• Pending Delivery 9 (1%)
• In Cellars 529 (35%)
• Consumed 955 (64%)

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