86
points
Giacinto 1999 Red (Sonoma County)
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$30
From a single vineyard, Alice’s, in the Bennett Valley area, a complex blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc. It’s young and big and jammy now, and consequently a bit unbalanced, with biting fruit. But the rich tannins suggest cellaring. Try aging through 2005.
— S.H.
(12/1/2002)