March 11, 2010
Italy
Braida
Ai Suma 2004
Barbera d’Asti
$79.99
Tanzer 90 “Good ruby-red. Superripe fruits and licorice show an almost porty, late-harvest quality. Then very dense, powerful and ripe, but with surprising acidity and spice character giving it a juicy quality. Still quite primary and tightly wound, even a bit youthfully raw and unrefined. The label says 15.5% alcohol! Very impressive [...]
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February 27, 2010
Italy
Brigaldara
Valpolicella Classico 2007
$14.99
Parker 89 “The 2007 Valpolicella from Brigaldara is incredibly sexy juice. Medium to full in body, this voluptuous Valpolicella offers tons of dark fruit intermingled with scents of bittersweet chocolate, leather and spices in an utterly captivating glass of wine. I can’t think of too many wines that deliver this much sheer pleasure [...]
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