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Apr 12 '00
Pros: Good value
Cons: none
Summary: Tasted the Altamura among a number of other Sangiovese and Chianti wines. While it was not one of the top wines of the evening, it was a very nice wine overall.
Medium dark to dark cherry in color; minty, slightly wintergreen aroma, very...
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Dec 15 '99
Pros: Yum... possible alternative to cabernet
Cons: Not a value in sangiovese
Summary: Year after year Altamura releases some of the best U.S. sangiovese. Their 1996 release is no exception. I encountered this vintage at the Consorzio Cal-Italia tasting at Fort Mason, San Francisco on October 20, 1999. My notes - Good balance of toasty...
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