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Mar

The Italian Job

Jacob Gaffney  in Red Wines, Montepulciano, Sangiovese , ,

My, aren’t decent Italian wines on the expensive side?

Well, if you are looking for some wines to move you to the point of tears, money should be no object, right?

The 2003 Laurentina Rosso Piceno ‘Talliano’ is priced at around £11.50. The wine doesn’t feel as heavy as I thought, as the 70% Montepulciano gives it a deep, dark color (the other 30% is Sangiovese). The light body is complimented with a tart, black cherry taste. Also, look for the chocolate, black liquorice and a cotton candy-like sweetness that come together to make this wine quite savory and enjoyable. This is a clean, sharp wine with a nice vanilla finish in the end. Pricey, but worth it: 8.9 points.

No tears yet, except for the growing lightness of my wallet.

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