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8.9

Readers looking for an everyday Tuscan red should take a serious look at San Polo's Sangiovese-based 2013 Rubio. This plump, juicy red is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Sweet black cherries, mint, lavender and spices add nuance to the flamboyant finish. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.1

The 2010 Donnas Rosso is wonderfully lifted and aromatic in the glass. Sweet tobacco, herbs, dried cherries, game and persistent saline-infused notes are laced together in a distinctive, mid-weight red endowed with gorgeous translucency and pedigree. Drink over the next handful of years. (AG)
— 9 years ago

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9.0

Lemon peel, white flowers, crushed rocks and grapefruit are all beautifully delineated in the 2011 Extreme Brut. This bone-dry, bracing sparkling wine from Italy’s Valle d’Aosta delivers superb quality for its modest price. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.0

The 2012 Barbera d'Alba races across the palate with super-expressive red fruit and gorgeous, pulsating energy. Bright, floral and pure, the 2012 impresses for its captivating, sensual personality. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.0

A totally striking wine, Calera’s 2013 Vin Gris of Pinot Noir impresses for its total sense of class and elegance. Cranberry, mint, blood orange and sweet spices lift from the glass in a striking Rosé bursting at the seams with nuance and complexity. (AG)
— 9 years ago

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8.9

Raspberry, strawberry, flowers, white pepper and mint emerge from the 2012 Langhe Nebbiolo. The 2012 is high-toned, intensely aromatic and energetic, with lovely underlying minerality and drive. (AG) — 9 years ago

Maria

9.4

Ok Delectable, this is the second day in a row you don't recognize my wine! Who the f-k is Agostini Petri, can anyone enlighten me? Please. Anyhow in my glass I have a beautiful wine, 1997 Castello Vicchiomaggio La Prima Chianti Classico Riserva, bottled by John Matta. Initially I found myself in Cht9, with dry, sandy tannins but the aftertaste was more like a full-bodied Bordeaux. This is a mature wine, full of dark fruit and cherries, smoked meats, good grip of tannins and acidity that provides a back-bone. Just wish I had lots and lots of bottles in my cellar. Should keep on aging beautifully many more years to come. — 10 years ago

romo

9.0

Solid. #friulano — 10 years ago

Matthew Rose

9.1

Super tasty Italian grape domesticly grown bio dynamically farmed — 12 years ago

Clint Higgins

9.7

Very good. At AG Fararri — 13 years ago

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9.2

Translucent and weightless in the glass, the San Giusto a Rentennano’s 2013 Chianti Classico boasts extraordinary finesse. Sweet red cherry, hard candy, tobacco, mint, crushed flowers and new leather are some of the nuances that grace the exquisite finish. (AG) — 9 years ago

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8.9

Cantine Lonardo’s 2010 Aglianico is a gorgeous entry-level offering that captures the essence of Aglianico from hillside vineyards in the heart of Taurasi. Smoke, tobacco, incense, licorice and wild dark cherries meld together in a wine endowed with tons of character and pure personality. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.1

The 2012 Syrah bursts from the glass with dark red cherry, plum, smoke, lavender and sweet spices. Ample and juicy on the palate, the 2012 is an excellent choice for drinking over the next few years. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.0

Mori's 2012 Chianti jumps from the glass with a super-classic Sangiovese profile of juicy red berries, smoke, leather and spices. Dollops of Colorino and Canaiolo add nuance to this vibrant, traditionally made Chianti. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.2

The 2012 Nerello Cappuccio Laeneo jumps from the glass with sweet red cherries, rose petals and mint. Drink this utterly striking, perfumed Etna red over the next few years. (AG) — 9 years ago

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8.9

Altare’s 2012 Dolcetto d'Alba is intense, layered and beautiful, with layers of dark blue/purplish fruit and expressive aromatics. This is a delicious, entry-level wine from one of Barolo’s top artisan producers. (AG) — 9 years ago

Jonas Palmqvist

8.9

Perfumed nose of raspberries, candied fruit, bitter almonds and oak. Medium bodied and quite well balanced in the mouth with more primary fruits than the nose suggests. Would have been more interesting with less new oak. — 10 years ago

Patrick Kelly

8.9

Delicious — 10 years ago

Rafael L Paes

10

Eccezionale!! Rifermentato in bottiglia, biologico, nuovo concetto terroir. Viva il Cilento!!! — 11 years ago

Kevin O'Connor

9.5

Wow! Great paso fruit with some sweet tannins. This is great but just a baby, the aglianico character comes in so well with fruit, tar, pepper, olive and you can't taste a hint of the 52 months this spent in barrel. Very unique. — 12 years ago

with Megan

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8.9

The pale-colored 2014 Rosé Elke Home Ranch, 100% whole-cluster Pinot Noir, is an absolutely delicious wine to drink now and over the next few years. Bright, perfumed and silky on the palate, the 2014 offers up plenty of bright cranberry and raspberry notes in an appealing crisp, bone-dry style. (AG)
— 9 years ago

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9.0

Podere Brizio's 2013 Rosso di Montalcino impresses for its overall balance. The flavors are bold and juicy throughout in a forward, generous Rosso to drink now and over the next few years. Bright red cherry, raspberry jam, flowers and mint grace the translucent, highly expressive finish. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.0

Bucci's 2012 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico is quite round and soft, with gorgeous texture and fabulous overall balance. Lemon peel, Chamomile, white flowers and a hint of tangerine peel add nuance on the inviting, saline-infused finish. (AG) — 9 years ago

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9.0

Sottimano's 2012 Langhe Nebbiolo is a beauty. Freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries, cinnamon and mint are woven together in this refined, textured Nebbiolo bursting with pure class. Cherries, raspberries and rose petals linger on the expressive finish. (AG)
— 9 years ago

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9.0

The 2012 Rosso di Montalcino is a beautiful, mid-weight wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Rose petals, sweet red berries, mint and cinnamon come together in a soft, silky wine endowed with terrific balance and tons of appeal. (AG) — 9 years ago

Marc L.

9.0

A clean malty flavour with almost a "buttery" hint. Long pleasant aftertaste. 5.1%. USD $2.80 for 500 ml in Chicago — 9 years ago

Nelson Fitch

10

Can't beat post-food poisoning Underberg. — 10 years ago

David Celichowski

9.5

Maybe my favorite white wine lately.... — 10 years ago

Jack Raffetto

9.2

Dark fruits and an excellent texture! Really good wine for an excellent price. — 11 years ago

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Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

9.4

Super duper fresh wine with great intensity, freshness, definition; unburdened by any form of typicity — 13 years ago