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Contini 2002 Vermentino (Vermentino di Sardegna)

Price $15

Strong, smoky and meaty at first, and then giving way to more expressive and subtle fruit and sea notes. The palate offers a delicious mix of ripe apple, lemon and papaya, while the finish is very full and complex. A good match for seafood or poultry. — M.S. (8/1/2004)

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Contini 2002 Karmis Vernaccia (Vernaccia delle Valle del Tirso)

Price $15

One of the few Vernaccia that doesn’t carry the San Gimignano pedigree (it’s from Sardegna). And it is indeed different; it is more full-bodied than most, with so much pepper and citrus pith that it almost seems bitter. That said, it’s firm as a rock with serious backbone. — M.S. (8/1/2004)

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Vermentino Vernaccia

2010 Westerly

Give this brisk, young Pinot 5–6 years in the cellar to mellow. It’s…

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