Jon Speed
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Abbona Papà Celso 2008, Docg Dolcetto Di Dogliani
Piedmont, Italy$19.75
Dark purple. Dark fruit, tar, licorice, pepper, earth, smoke. Comes across a bit young with plentiful fairly rough tannins and med acidity. Decent length. Some interestng things here. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Sauvion Muscadet Sèvre Et Main Sur Lie 2008, Loire Valley
Loire, France$12.95
Pale straw with green tinge, medium intensity nose with apple, minerality. Seems a bit simple. Dry, medium+ acid, citrus/apple/grapefruit on palette, short finish with a bit of bitterness. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Castellare Di Castellina Chianti Classico 2008, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$15.95
Dark purple. Red fruits, cherry, oak notes. Medium weight, medium acidity with light tannin. Decent finish. Very drinkable. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Leone De Castris Villa Santera Primitivo Di Manduria 2008, Doc
Puglia, Italy$10.95
Medium ruby/garnet. Dark fruit, blackberry, vanilla, cherry, plum, prune, tobacco, licorice. Dry mid-weight with medium, smooth tannins and med acidity. Comes across a bit hot. Very nice finish with the fruit there till the end.
March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Conti Sertoli Salis Sassella Valtellina Superiore 2004, Docg
Lombardy, Italy$23.90
Garnet. Fairly intense nose of older fruit, rasins, port-like. Leather, sandalwood and floral. Dry with above average alcohol, medium, satin tannins and more hints of oak on the mid-palate. Medium weight with a reasonable finish. March 2011.
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Cigliano Chianti Classico 2007, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$18.95
Medium Ruby. Red fruit, cedar, vegetal note, earthy. Dry with medium mouthfell and velvet tannins and noticeable acidity. Medium length. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Corte Majoli Ripasso Valpolicella 2007, Doc, Superiore
Veneto, Italy$16.95
Medium garnet. Vegetal, port-like, stewed fruit, raisins, tobacco. Dry with medium tannin and some oak. Medium length. March 2011.
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Messias Grande Escolha 2007, Doc Douro
Portugal$14.10
Dark purple. Lots of fruit on the nose, dark fruit, cherry along with some earth and vegetal aromas. On the palate the fruit seems a bit fresher with some oak, medium weight with good balance - the tannins still a bit grippy. Decent finish.
March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Domaine Fleurot Nuits St Georges 2007, Ac
Burgundy, France$44.95
Among the cherry and red fruit aromas there was a hint of garlic/onion along with a vegetal aroma. A dry wine that adds more berry fruit on the palate with fairly light tannins, good acidity and a hint of wood. Much better on the palate than the nose. It is a bit different and I suspect some may like it and others not so much. Feb 2011.
3.0 Stars
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Bodegas Patrocinio Señorio De Uñuela Crianza 2006, Doca Rioja
Spain$14.95
Medium ruby with a hint of garnet. Cherry, plum, blackcurrant, smoke, earth, cedar. Dry, a fair amount of tannin but seems well integrated, medium acidity and a fairly long finish that maintains some nice fruit. March 2011.
3.0 Stars
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