Tenuta Carlina-La Togata-Brunello Di Montalcino-Sangiovese-Tuscany-Italy-2006-13.5% Alcohol-$39.99-A nose of dark fruits and spices, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied Brunello, with raspberry, cherry, cassis, some licorice and spice on elegant finish. A very good wine, decant for a couple hours. RP-88 WS-95 (WS Top 100 #17- 2011) CR-90 Good with meats, chicken, pasta.
Macchia Wines-Mischievous-Zinfandel-Old Vine-Lodi-California-2010-15.9% Alcohol-$15.70-A nose of jammy dark fruits and spice, dark purple in color. A Full bodied full throttle Zin, with blackberry, black cherry, vanilla spice on long finish. The alcohol is mostly held in check, good stuff. NR CR-89 Good with meats, chicken, pasta.