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Review: Ventisquero 2019 Vertice and 2019 Obliqua

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2019 Ventisquero Vertice Apalta Vineyard – We’ve seen vintages of this wine dating back to 2006 , and only a little seems to have changed since then. Also changing vineyards as of the 2019 release. This year they celebrate 20 years of partnership. Here’s a look at two of the four wines they produce together.

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Review: Wines of Carpineto, 2019 Vintage

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We didn’t get any Dogajolo, but we did get three more readily identifiable releases from the 2019 vintage, all of which are reviewed below. 2019 Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG – Fresh and lively, big with cherry notes and not immediately distinguishable vs. a Chianti. On point.

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Review: 2019 Sapaio Toscana IGT

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A / $94 / sapaio.com The post Review: 2019 Sapaio Toscana IGT appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking. An outstanding wine worth cellaring — or drinking immediately.

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Review: 2019 Hardys Tintara Reserve Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

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2019 Hardys Tintara Reserve Shiraz McLaren Vale – Big and brutish, notes of blackberries and plums square off with a heavy roasted meat quality. B / $20 2019 Hardys Tintara Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale – Approachable with its hefty fruit focus leaning hard on currants and cherries, plus a touch of mint.

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Review: Banfi 2017 SummuS and 2019 Magna Cum Laude

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A- / $83 2019 Magna Cum Laude Toscana IGT – Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, sangiovese, and syrah. A / $50 banfiwines.com The post Review: Banfi 2017 SummuS and 2019 Magna Cum Laude appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking. Complicated as hell.

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Review: 2019 Famiglia Cotarella Ferentano Bianco Lazio IGP

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A- / $25 The post Review: 2019 Famiglia Cotarella Ferentano Bianco Lazio IGP appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking. Not a wine I’ll soon forget.

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Review: 2019 Jalits Diabas Eisenberg Reserve Blaufrankisch and 2021 Johannes Trapl Blaufrankisch

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2019 Jalits Diabas Eisenberg Reserve Blaufrnkisch DAC Now in its fifth generation of family ownership, the Jalits family hails from a southern region of Austria almost equidistant from Budapest and Vienna. Today we look at a pair of wines made from this unusual grape.

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