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Avignonesi 1995 Occhio di Pernice Prugnolo Gentile (Vin Santo di Montepulciano)
- Cellar Selection
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- $210
Thick as molasses and dark as caramelized brown sugar, the wine oozes out of the bottle releasing concentrated aromas of butterscotch, toffee, honey, licorice, coffee, resin and maple syrup. Grapes from the Montepulciano area are dried in a ventilated room and the wine ages over 10 years in tiny oak barrels resulting in thick, dark concentration. Don’t pair it with…
— M.L.
(3/1/2008)
Avignonesi 1997 Occhio di Pernice Prugnolo Gentile (Vin Santo di Montepulciano)
- Cellar Selection
- $237
This sweet wine from Italy is guaranteed to blow your socks off. Its thickness and density resembles concentrated maple syrup or molasses. It is made with Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese) grapes that are air-dried and then aged in small wood containers for many careful years. The gorgeous aromas include roasted chestnuts, brown sugar, prunes and sweet figs and you can…
— M.L.
(7/1/2010)
Avignonesi 1997 375ml White (Vin Santo di Montepulciano)
- $170
Made with Malvasia Toscano and Trebbiano grapes (unlike the slightly more complex Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo, which is made from Sangiovese), this is a delightfully rich and concentrated sweet wine that boasts unreal levels of intensity and personality. The wine is smooth and round with lingering notes of brown sugar, roasted almond, melted sugar, dried apricots…
— M.L.
(7/1/2010)
Avignonesi 2004 Desiderio Red (Cortona)
- Editors' Choice
- $50
Desiderio is an outstandingly delicious Merlot from Cortona with a soft, yielding personality and loads of sweet cherry-berry nuances. The wine boasts excellent complexity thanks to the playful notes of peppermint, herbs, root beer and cola that give it undying persistency and intensity.
— M.L.
(4/1/2008)
Avignonesi 2006 Desiderio Merlot (Cortona)
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- $57
Sweet spice aromas of cinnamon and vanilla come at the heels of bright berry fruit and cherries. This is a plush, modern Merlot (with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon for extra texture and dimension) that offers well-integrated layers of fruit and oak spice. The mouthfeel is round, soft and long-lasting.
— M.L.
(3/1/2010)
Avignonesi 2007 Sangiovese (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)
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- $25
This vintage of Vino Nobile may be Avignonesi’s best in ten years or more. The wine is rich, saturated and bright thanks to the impressive integrity of its cherry, blackberry and spice aromas.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
Avignonesi 2005 Desiderio Merlot (Cortona)
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- $57
It’s less impressive than the 2004, but the 2005 Desiderio still offers attractive concentration and rich tones of cherry, blackberry, spice and tobacco. There’s a noticeable oak element here that comes off as toast and vanilla and the wine ends with chewy, sweet tannins.
— M.L.
(11/1/2009)
Avignonesi 2007 Desiderio Merlot (Cortona)
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- $57
Desiderio, a legendary Italian Merlot, shows slightly sour aromas this vintage with cherry, pressed flowers, natural rubber and spice. It’s a hearty, well-concentrated wine with loads of density and intense cherry fruit on the close.
— M.L.
(2/1/2012)
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