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I don't pretend to understand Port labeling, and this one - bottled by Whitwham & Co. in England - doesn't have the Fonseca label that I'm most familiar with. But it is an absolute gem. Pulled from deep in the bowels of...

Wow was this ever rustic on the nose. Just packed with damp cellar scents, wet concrete, dried spices, wet animal tones, dirt, dried herbs, leather, limestone and espresso. On the palate this was brothy with a loose...

Intensely Chocolaty on the nose with a spicy, tropical fruit/ orange peel tone and perfumed, brambly, juniper scented blackberry fruit. A bit chunky and even chewy in the mouth but with refreshingly raw tannins and nicely...

Carnevale 2005 was one of only 4 Sardinian wines to make the "Vini Dell'Eccellenza" list in the 2008 L'Espresso guidebook. It's a heady 15.5% alcohol, which is strong even for a Sardinian Cannonau (though not quite as...

I purchased this wine for under $8 and wasn't expecting a whole lot but wow! A bunch of dark fruit up front with some plum, fig, boysenberry, black currant, and a hint of espresso and mineral notes. Honestly a wine that...

All Marion wines are made by Celestino Gaspari who was the wine maker at Quintarelli for 20 years and is consulting wine maker for Dal Forno.

Heavy, luscious red wine with loads of fruit and spices, yet soft and sweet...

Still a little tight, but with great structure - good aging potential? Bright fruit flavors - cherry, plum, bluberries - plus maple syrup and espresso. Could be stunning in a year or two, if you can wait. I'm putting a...

The nose combines very fruity and intense notes of candied black raspberry fruit and cactus leaves with hints of cigarette smoke, clove and vanilla giving this a bit of a modern appearance. Big, rich and chewy in the mouth...

Sour on the nose with a touch of a yogurt edge, a touch of VA, leathery notes of dried beef, sweet tea and dried fruits with a top note of espresso foam and seaweed. This is quite resolved and lean in the mouth yet retains...