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Avignonesi, Rosso, 2005
Our son (who's four) loves Sal's restaurant. His favorite dish there -- strangely for such a young one -- is their butternut squash raviolis. And if that isn't enough, it's done in a drawn-butter sauce with crumbled gorgonzola and toasted sage. He turns ... |
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Avignonesi, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, 2005
I really want to like Italian wines. The history. The diversity. All those names to learn -- is that a village or is that a grape (maybe both). But it's rare for me to find a Chianti that I really like. This, however, isn't a Chianti exactly. This wine ... |
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Banfi, Centine, 2006
We've had this before -- I think it was the 2002 the first time. This is not a bad table wine. The varietal mix is not traditional Italian -- sort of a mix of new (Cab and Merlot) and old (Sangiovese) world. The nose was plum, stems, nutmeg, cedar, ... |
Oct 19, 2008 |
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Perazzeta 'Rita' Montecucco, Sangiovese, 2004
Smell: Sharp alcohol smell. Underneath there's hay, dirt, ferns and mushroom. Vegetable (artichoke), pepper and a hint of cherry. Taste: Plum, pepper, marionberry and artichoke. Finish: Pepper and marionberry. The pepper really lingers--spicy! ... |
Jan 3, 2008 |
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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, 'Vigna di Pianrosso', Brunello di Montalcino, 2001
Smell: At first, very perfumey--difficult to smell anything else. Later, the smell was indiscernible: sort of a weird decay, maybe old plastic. And asparagus. Taste: Nasty taste. Decaying fruit. Later, there were more spices--saffron and a sweet Asian ... |
Dec 9, 2007 |
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Sabazio, Rosso di Montepulciano (Tuscany), 2005
Smell: Peat, earthy. Taste: Sweet, chemically, peat, mossy. Finish: Chemical, gritty (needs to cellar a bit longer and it will mellow out). Cost: Rating: |
Aug 18, 2007 |