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8.8

usually love Priorato but this was less than overwhelming - some red fruit, licorice, some dried herbs, but lacking that schisty terroir & layered complexity I've come to expect from the region. mid weight, decently balanced, just a bit astringent & provincial particularly at this price point. — 5 days ago

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8.9

Go Georgia! bit rustic & simplistic but enjoyable, juicy lively lot of acidity w/this varietal - had a bit of that squirrelliness but ultimately behaves itself. dark fruit & flavors, herbaceous, lot of flavors packed into a neat lil package — 19 days ago

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8.4

Took a chance - some are winners and some are like this... Antinori product lacking varietal typicity & extraction. — 21 days ago

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8.4

had this with Indian food - not too bad, entry level w/some RS, bit clumsy, lacking acidity & structure, but went down easy enough — 9 days ago

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8.9

ask the wine guy for something unusual, something off the beaten path and he recommends this delicious dry 100% Palomino w/some bottle age: definitely a food wine, light greenish straw color w/fairly austere nose full of minerals, lanolin, herbaceous musk, white flowers (jasmine), ginger & some spices. on palate it is rigid & angular, zesty acidity, some citrus but mostly minerals & herbs, quinine, screams for briny foods - we had this w/deli section fare & salad. — 18 days ago

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9.3

gorgeous, deep opaque ruby/garnet, gobs of cherry & red fruit, spice, showed like a Sonoma County Zin - well made, generous, balanced w/long finish. Great QPR — 23 days ago

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9.2

had this over a year ago and it's noticeably better, more defined fruit & secondary notes, opulent, rich smooth - so consistent year in year out, this will rock for a decade or so — 16 days ago

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9.1

loved this! great terroir & red fruit profile, juicy yet sturdy tannins, iodine, leather and other earth driven elements, so smooth & well balanced - I see you Corsica — 19 days ago

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9.0

step up from last October - this showed extremely well, so decadent with that cocoa & vanilla, really smooth w/lingering finish — 20 days ago

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9.1

very pleasant, elegant, all kinds of cherry, raspberry and red currant on nose, some red florals, spice and an herbal note. great varietal typicity w/out carbonics - legit, classic style, has many more years ahead, mild tannins and decent acidity make this versatile for food options — 25 days ago