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IL Gioiello 2005 Estate Petite Sirah (Amador County)
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A nice example of Petite Sirah from up in the Sierra Foothills. The wine is full-bodied and tannic, with briary, brambly flavors of sweet black cherries, chocolate, thyme, pepper and charcoal. Immature and jammy now, and should develop slowly over the next decade.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
IL Gioiello 2005 Syrah (Sierra Foothills)
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- $20
Very dry and full-bodied, with firm tannins, this young Syrah rewards for its deep, long flavors of blackberries, raspberries, cassis, leather, orange pekoe tea and black pepper. It shows lots of sophistication and elegance. Ready now.
— S.H.
(3/1/2010)
IL Gioiello 2006 Estate Sangiovese (Amador County)
- $28
One of the better Sangioveses out there, although it’s more like Zinfandel than the great grape of Tuscany. It’s robust in rustic tannins, with ripe, extracted flavors of wild forest berries, cola, licorice, beef teriaki and sandalwood. At its best now.
— S.H.
(3/1/2010)
IL Gioiello 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (El Dorado County)
- $20
Shows ripe, briary, almost Zinfandel-like wild berry, raisin, cocoa and spice flavors wrapped into sturdy tannins that lead to a dry, peppery finish. Not particularly Cabernet-esque, but a robust wine for barbecue.
— S.H.
(3/1/2010)
IL Gioiello 2006 Barbera (Amador County)
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- $20
Shows the rustic character of an old-style California Barbera, with acid-inspired cherry flavors and significant tannins. It’s a young wine, fit for barbecue or heavily cheesed Italian fare, and will probably age forever.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
IL Gioiello 2006 Block 1 Vineyard Estate Zinfandel (Sierra Foothills)
- $20
Here’s a robust, tannic red wine that shows the wild mountain berries and briary, brambly texture of Foothills Zins. It’s full-bodied and dry, with exuberant flavors of blackberries, mulberries and exotic berries that have no name, sprinkled with pepper and Indian spices.
— S.H.
(3/1/2010)
IL Gioiello 2007 Triumphe Red (Amador County)
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- $30
Sharp in acids and a little green, this dry red wine tastes like an old-fashioned Chianti. The flavors are of red cherries, herbs and pepper. Made from 70% Sangiovese and Cabernet Franc.
— S.H.
(9/1/2010)
IL Gioiello 2006 Morse Vineyards Montepulciano (Amador County)
- $28
A big, dry, tannicly astringent wine. It’s somewhat awkward now and could develop softness in a year or two. Right now it’s like Zinfandel, with brambly tannins and flavors of dark wild berries, leather and black pepper.
— S.H.
(3/1/2010)
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