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La Valentina Spelt Montepulciano D'abruzzo 2005, Doc

Montepulciano Montepulciano
Abruzzo, Italy

$28.95 (19349)

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December 11, 2010

Critic Reviews (3)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is one of the more elegant and deep Montepulciano-based reds. Most, less expensive versions are deeply coloured,...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Here's an intriguingly mature, floral, earthy, savoury umami-driven example of old-school montepulciano (despite the...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Nose of red pepper and fresh earth. Mouthfilling and well-balanced although a bit mealy. Tastes of rare meat, with...

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Community Reviews (2)

Jon Speed
Jon Speed

Dark ruby moving to garnet. An intense nose of dark fruits, blackberry, earth and spice. Dry with plentiful smooth tannins. A medium weight mid-palate adds more fruit, sour cherry, oak and more earth. Medium plus acid. Decent finish. Nice. March 2011.

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Edward Rasiulis
Edward Rasiulis

Medium minus intensity of garnet to ruby in colour with medium intensity in the nose. The nose shows light oak, sour cherry, mushroom, figs, expresso & light carnations. The taste is dry, medium+ tannins & acidity with medium length. The taste shows as nose with addition of cranberry, blueberry & blackberry. This wine needs food such as lasagna, but it worked well with beef tenderloin. Drink now. Tasted: 31 Aug 11

Score: 8.5/10, Value: 7/10, Score: 16.5/20.

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