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Calatrasi 2003 D'Istinto Magnifico Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Sicilia)

Price $31

The blend is 70% Cab Sauvignon and 30% Merlot and the resulting wine is ripe with blackberry, resin, tobacco, cigar box and prune. There’s a round, plush quality derived from oak use and the tannins are tight and smoky. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Calatrasi 2003 TDG 651 Red (Sicilia)

Price $29

A real crowd pleaser, this 55-45% Nero d’Avola-Shiraz blend is concentrated and redolent of toast, cherry wood and plum. Wood is the driving theme here, yet the wine follows a precise winemaking philosophy. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Calatrasi 2003 D'istinto Shiraz (Sicilia)

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Price $13

This Shiraz has generous servings of berry fruit, leather and charred meat that appears spicy, long lasting and smoky in the mouth thanks to its medium structure and persistence. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Calatrasi 2004 Solese Red (Sicilia)

Price $17

Dark and beautiful, this Sicilian 70-30% Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz blend lavishes deep cherry fruit and layered earth and leather tones. It’s a ripe and round wine that definitely needs to be consumed with a hearty meal. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Calatrasi 2003 Terre di Ginestra Nero d'Avola (Sicilia)

Price $19

This is a heavily toasted Nero d’Avola that puts blackberry and plum on equal footing with vanilla, roasted nuts and wood notes. It’s a New World-style wine made with an Old World grape. Ends with dusty tannins. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Calatrasi 2005 Accademia del Sole Shiraz (Sicilia)

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Thick and brawny, this Sicilian Shiraz boasts a deep purple hue and presents in-your-face aromas of prune, cedar, blueberry and white peppercorn. The consistency is chunky and chewy, like play dough, but drying mineral tones help cap those jammy fruit flavors. — M.L. (3/1/2009)

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Calatrasi 2007 ’A Naca Rosso Red (Sicilia)

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Price $35

Nero d’Avola (95%) is enhanced by tiny percentages of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon to produce a thick, impenetrable Sicilian red that is based on ripe fruit, blackberry, prune, syrupy cherry sauce and shaved oak wood. It’s a bold, chewy wine with a thick and soft mouthfeel. — M.L. (4/1/2012)

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Calatrasi 2003 D'istinto Chardonnay (Sicilia)

Price $13

A golden, straw-colored wine that strikes the middle of the intensity meter but does deliver clean notes of exotic fruit, kiwi, talc powder and dried hay. Three months of oak aging render a unique wine with pleasant notes of dried flowers. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

Most Reviewed Designations

’A Naca Rosso Accademia del Sole Baglio Badami Vioca D'istinto D'Istinto Magnifico La Piazza La Piazza Alta Solese TDG 651 Terrale Oro Terre di Ginestra Terre di Ginestra BlanQ

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Catarratto Chardonnay Grillo Merlot Nero d'Avola Primitivo Red Blend Shiraz Viognier White Blend

2010 Gauthier Rockin H Ranch Vineyards

Lots to like in this dry, smoothly tannic Pinot. It has complex berry…

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