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"......yes the Colli Euganei Rosso Gemola of Vignalta is produced in the same area of Doc appelation of Euganean Hills. The Colli Euganei Rosso is made by 60-70% Merlot and 30-40% Cabernet (Franc, Sauvignon or both). The Euganean area is the first place in Italy in which Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Carmenere arrived from the Gironda departement in 1860 !! After they never left these places.
The Rosso 01/01 of La Mincana is a powerfull red wine to discover slowly seeking smell and taste of these old grapes. The Merlot is produced by vines planted on 1959 !!"
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If it is anything like the Vignalta Gemolla, then it is an excellent wine. I have been drinking their 2003 Colli Euganie Rosso and find it very good.

Luckily, DNA is not the only factor involved in getting grapes into a kickass wine, and there seems to be no concrete consensus on what a kickass wine really is. Thank god for subjectivity. I have...

Hey Peter, I work in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant in Bellevue ,Wash. Luckily, the guy I work for is really into Italian wine, so I have learned a lot from him. I would suggest that you...

"......yes the Colli Euganei Rosso Gemola of Vignalta is produced in the same area of Doc appelation of Euganean Hills. The Colli Euganei Rosso is made by 60-70% Merlot and 30-40% Cabernet (Franc, Sauvignon or both). The Euganean area is the first place in Italy in which Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Carmenere arrived from the Gironda departement in 1860 !! After they never left these places.
The Rosso 01/01 of La Mincana is a powerfull red wine to discover slowly seeking smell and taste of these old grapes. The Merlot is produced by vines planted on 1959 !!"
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If it is anything like the Vignalta Gemolla, then it is an excellent wine. I have been drinking their 2003 Colli Euganie Rosso and find it very good.

Luckily, DNA is not the only factor involved in getting grapes into a kickass wine, and there seems to be no concrete consensus on what a kickass wine really is. Thank god for subjectivity. I have...

Hey Peter, I work in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant in Bellevue ,Wash. Luckily, the guy I work for is really into Italian wine, so I have learned a lot from him. I would suggest that you...