Maculan
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Maculan 2003 Fratta Cabernet Sauvignon
- Editors' Choice
- $80
Seductive, succulent and hedonistic. This 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot blend is incredibly forthcoming and ready to drink immedi ately thanks to its rich toasted notes, chocolate fudge, blackberry, leather, tobacco, menthol and herbal aromas. There’s a ton of vanilla and sweet spice on the velvety finish and melted chocolate on the close.
— M.L.
(9/1/2006)
Maculan 2009 Fratta Red
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- $100
A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this is a landmark bottling because many years ago it demonstrated that great international-style wines could be made elsewhere in Italy—not only in Tuscany. A celebrated star of the Veneto, this oak-aged red offers enormous density and intensity, with soft, velvety layers and bright aromas of red fruit, spice and…
— M.L.
(11/1/2012)
Maculan 2006 Acininobili Vespaiolo
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- $110
Aged two years in new French oak, Acininobili is a super intense and unique wine with enormous complexity and personality. There’s a touch of spearmint and peppermint at the back of candied fruit, apricot, butterscotch and vanilla cream.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
Maculan 2008 Torcolato Vespaiolo (Breganze)
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- $40
Torcolato dessert wine offers a very clean presentation of aromas that span honey almond and dried jasmine to stone fruit and caramel. Try this beautiful wine with sharp Gorgonzola cheese or Stilton.
— M.L.
(12/31/2011)
Maculan 1999 Fratta Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot
- Cellar Selection
- $80
Clearly this 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot blend is designed to appeal to the international market, meaning it’s extracted, rich, supple and at 14.5%, rather high in alcohol (for a Veneto wine). That said, it is truly luscious and delicious, with black fruit pouring out of the glass. Accents of oak, tobacco and vanilla make it all the more friendly. Cellar…
— W.E.
(5/1/2003)
Maculan 2010 Dindarello Moscato
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- $19
Dindarello is a fresh and lively dessert wine (made with fragrant Moscato grapes) that shows immediate aromas of lemon zest, peach cobbler, white almond and chopped mint. It boasts medium density capped by a touch of zesty grapefruit.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
Maculan 2009 Madoro Red
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- $60
Madoro is a red dessert wine (a 80-20 blend of Marzemino and Cabernet Sauvignon) that ages five months in French oak for savory aromas of barbecue spice, mesquite wood and crushed clove. Sweet versus sour tones appear on the close.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
Maculan 2010 Madoro Red
- $30
Made with Marzemino and Cabernet Sauvignon, this presents luscious darkness, followed by tones of chocolate, spice, prune and dark plum, with a touch of bitterness on the close. It’s so rich and decadent that it can be paired with sweet and savory foods alike.
— M.L.
(12/1/2012)
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