2018 Schiopetto Podere dei Blumeri, Italy, Venezia Giulia IGT, Wine Review

This is a blend of 50% Merlot, and 50% Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from northeast Italy. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is powerful (and nice) with black cherries, black raspberries, tobacco, and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great acidity. On the palate, this is delicious. Plenty of structure but still accessible. Flavors of black raspberries, black cherries with tobacco, spice and char. Long finish. This drinks great on its own but probably better with food. This would be a great match with a stew of slow braised meats. Drink over the next seven to ten years.

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2018

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$45.00USD

2019 Schiopetto Rivarossa, Italy, Venezia-Giulia IGT, Wine Review

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2019

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$28.00USD

This is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from northeast Italy. Purple in color with some ruby hues. The nose is nice with black cherries, some cherries, tobacco, slight dark chocolate and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, this has some depth and complexity. Young, of course, but drinking well. Flavors of black cherries with some forest floor, spice and char. Nice finish. This should drink well for the next eight to twelve years. This would be a nice wine to pair with Fried Chicken and of course, pasta. A very nice value in red wine.

Le Marche's Le Terrazze: Bob Dylan, Chaos & Some Great Italian Wines

Le Marche (pronounced lay Mar-kay) is a region in central Italy that borders the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Apennines to the west. Le Marche borders Emilia-Romagna to the north, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio to the west, and Abruzzi to the south. The terrain is mostly hills and mountains once you get away from the coast. The area has a long history matching most of the historic conquests of Italy: it was occupied by the Gaul’s, colonized by the Romans, later it was invaded by the Goths and Lombard’s, then by Charlemagne. It was then mostly a papal state before finally being annexed in the mid-1800’s by the kingdom of Italy.

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2018 Radikon RS, Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Wine Review

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2018

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F-

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$36.00USD

So, are you feeling lucky? That phrase goes thru my head every time I think about buying a natural wine. But, Radikon is one of the top producers and his Merlots have been amazing. This one is 75% Merlot and 25% Pignolo aged on its skins for 15 day and in oak for 3 years without much intervention. I just hope the kitchen sink enjoyed it as i poured it down the drain! Consumed over three days, just to punish myself. Purple in color, opaque and flat. The nose was a cross been a failed high school science experiment and the back room of a butcher shop. The palate was much more chemical

2011 Marco Cecchini Colli Orientali del Friuli Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Italy, Wine Review

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2011

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B+

Current Price:

$20.00USD

The first two bottles opened of this were both corked. The third was sound. Refosco is the name of the grape mostly used in northeast Italy. Deep ruby in color, lighter at the rim. The nose is dusty with dark cherries and slight mild mint. On the palate, light tannins with tart acidity. Cherries and red currants. This is drinking well but should be drunk sooner. Some depth. This will go well with pasta, pizza and most foods.

2017 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana IGT, Italy, Tuscany, wine review

Vintage:

2017

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A-

Current Price:

$45.00USD

This is from the Tuscan branch of Gaja, more widely known for their wines from Piedmont in northern Italy. It is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Syrah, and 10% Sangiovese. Purple in color with ruby swirls, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cherries, black cherries, sandalwood, slight chocolate and spice. Firm tannins. Full bodied. On the palate, cassis, black cherries, slight forest floor and chocolate. Long finish. This is tasty now but obviously young. It could use a few more years of cellaring and then drink for ten to fifteen after that. Nice on its own, this would w

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