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Baglio di Pianetto 2004 Carduni Petite Verdot (Sicilia)
- Online Exclusive
- $67
Carduni is an excellent, all-Sicilian Petit Verdot with dense fruit flavors and deep, concentrated color and texture. This is a bruiser of a wine that ushers forth generous aromas of blackberry, ripe cherry, spice and cola. It has gritty tannins and admirable staying power: Pair it with succulent cuts of red beef.
— M.L.
(2/1/2009)
Baglio di Pianetto 2005 Salici Merlot (Sicilia)
- Editors' Choice
- $27
This delicious Merlot exhibits fine and elegant aromas of blackberry, cherry, graphite and lingering tones of smoke and spice. The mouthfeel is enormously generous and intense and wine does a great job of keeping your interest, sip after sip.
— M.L.
(3/1/2011)
Baglio di Pianetto 2005 Carduni Petite Verdot (Sicilia)
- $53
This is a lovely and sophisticated expression of Petit Verdot from Sicily with elegant graphite and mineral tones that back plum, prune, spice and loads of toasted nut. The wine is aged 16 month in oak, so those spice and smoke tones are also evident on the tasty finish.
— M.L.
(3/1/2011)
Baglio di Pianetto 2006 Carduni Petit Verdot (Sicilia)
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- $35
A pure expression of Petit Verdot, Carduni is a rich and penetrating wine with integrated oak tones set against a plush backdrop of mature blackberry and plum pudding. Spice, leather and tobacco appear on the rear and the wine offers impressive structure and depth.
— M.L.
(7/1/2011)
Baglio di Pianetto 2004 Cembali Nero d’Avola (Sicilia)
- $52
Cembali is a fruity and powerful oak-aged Nero d’Avola with characteristic notes of marzipan, pistachio paste, cherry liqueur and a touch of spicy rum cake. The wine’s fruity highlights should integrate with the natural spice with one or two more years of cellar aging.
— M.L.
(11/1/2008)
Baglio di Pianetto 2002 Piana dei Salici Merlot (Sicilia)
- $26
A dark ruby Merlot with generous and well defined notes of cherry, strawberry roll-up, chocolate, soy sauce, toast and a spicy, succulent quality that is pleasantly complex and round on the palate.
— M.L.
(7/1/2006)
Baglio di Pianetto 2004 Salici Merlot (Sicilia)
- $37
Sweet Christmas spice and cinnamon appear on the nose of this succulent Merlot, which is aged in barrique for 16 months. The wine offers thick, juicy tannins that give structure and support to the generous intensity of fresh fruit you will encounter here.
— M.L.
(2/1/2009)
Baglio di Pianetto 2006 Ramione Red (Sicilia)
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Ramione is a very satisfying wine that shows a rich, fleshy consistency and loads of mature berry and pulpy fruit. A blend of Nero d’Avola and Merlot, the wine offers background aromas of smoked bacon and tar.
— M.L.
(7/1/2011)
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