Barolo can be a real sorehead when young—ungenerous, stubborn, and severe. This one has more youthful charm and is a great value for the price.
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Wine Review: Rocca Sveva Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC 2013
Moody and then demonic, this wine probably reminds you of someone you used to know. You’re greeted by a blast of barnyard brett with the
Wine Review: La Fortuna Rosso Di Montalcino DOC 2016
Simplicity has charm when the few elements are in balance, like the beauty of a silent, spare morning. This Sangiovese from Tuscany’s most celebrated wine
Wine Review: De Vescovi UlzbachTeroldego Rotaliano 2013
Graced with feminine athleticism, buoyant, agile, swift as a bounding deer, this invigorating beauty is made from Teroldego, a grape most at home along Italy’s
Wine Review: Cantine Adanti Arquata Montefalco Sagrantino 2010
In the shadow of shadows probing the dark opacity of bottomless crypts. You don’t drink this wine; you do battle with it. The nose, redolent
Wine Review: Treves Nebbiolo Canavese DOC 2016
A different expression of Nebbiolo than what we are accustomed to. The Treves features pretty, well delineated aromas–dusty cherry, hints of anise and rose, with
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