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Le Volte

Rating: 2005 Le Volte, Castagneto Carducci where: Il Forno, saybrook, ct. comments: Ornellaia philosophy! – an Italian wine with some really nice full bodied flavor. Had some great legs and texture, that really went well with the Bolognese Meat Sauce Dish that I had. Amazing braised beef, really nice chunks…delicious. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(551,”Castagneto Carducci, [...]

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Terra Barrossa

Rating: 2004 Barrossa Cuvee Shiraz 54% – Petite Verdot 30% – Cabernet Sauvignon 16% where: home comments: Thorn and Clarke 100% Estate Grown at approx. $10.00 this is a really nice wine. We had tuna steaks with the Lily Pinot and then chased it with this. Very nice with company! geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(452,”Australia”,-25.238485120851024,133.0224609375,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { [...]

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Mad Dog & Englishmen

Rating: 2005 Shiraz Cabernet Monastrell where: home comments: so this is an interesting wine from spain. This definately needs a couple of hours to breathe. It got much better later on. Nice blend, not many flavors. Like the bottle says “It won’t bite”. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(433,”Spain”,40.48038142908172,-3.955078125,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: [...]

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