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La Calonica 2007 Girifalco Sangiovese (Cortona)
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- $50
From the Cortona area of eastern Tuscany, Girifalco opens with ripe, mature fruit tones and a soft, velvety texture. It sits well on the palate with blackberry and cassis after tones.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
La Calonica 2007 Prugnolo Gentile (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)
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- $32
This Vino Nobile offers a lighter, fresher interpretation of Sangiovese that would pair with white meat or turkey roast. Aromas include raspberry, white cherry and cinnamon. In the mouth, the wine is tight, linear and direct.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
La Calonica 2006 Prugnolo Gentile (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)
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- $32
This deeply saturated wine opens with a nice balance of ripe, chewy fruit, vanilla and spice. The wine promises to evolve over time, giving more space to the mineral nuances you can already detect now. Tones of licorice, black spice and clove are lively and intense in the mouth.
— M.L.
(6/1/2009)
La Calonica 2006 San Venerio Riserva Prugnolo Gentile (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)
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- $48
The softer, more delicate nature of the 2006 vintage emerges nicely on the nose of this Riserva Vino Nobile. The bouquet is characterized by white cherry, mild sweet spice and wild berry aromas.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
La Calonica 2010 Don Giovanni Sauvignon (Cortona)
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- $25
Cortona in eastern Tuscany is one of the most promising emerging wine regions in central Italy. This bright, acidic Sauvignon delivers fragrant tones of lemon blossom, white almond and passion fruit.
— M.L.
(3/1/2012)
La Calonica 2009 Calcinaio Sangiovese (Cortona)
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- $20
From the Cortona area of eastern Tuscany, here is a simple, bright and crisp expression of Sangiovese that would pair with grilled meat or sausage.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
La Calonica 2009 Prugnolo Gentile (Rosso di Montepulciano)
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- $21
This is a light and fresh expression from Montepulciano that would pair with saffron risotto or even grilled sausage with creamy spinach purée. The wine is crisp, clean and informal.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
La Calonica 2009 Don Giovanni Sauvignon (Cortona)
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- $22
Here’s a fresh, mildly aromatic expression of the otherwise extremely fragrant Sauvignon Blanc grape from Cortona, Tuscany. The wine is more expressive in the mouth where it shows a rich, smooth texture.
— M.L.
(10/1/2011)
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