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Monte Volpe 1997 Sangiovese (Mendocino)

Price $16

This small winery specializes in Italian varietals and it does them pretty well. Here is a good impersonation of Chianti, with just enough mint, herb and oak aromatics and extracted plummy fruit to qualify as pure Cal-Ital. A big wine at 14.5%, it’s got a nice black-cherry core and it stands up solidly to garlic-laden foods. — M.S. (9/1/2000)

Monte Volpe 1997 Pinot Grigio (Mendocino)

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Price $12

Honeyed, spicy and late harvesty. Very atypical; delicious, too. Rich, ripe apricot and tangerine-like fruit, with decent acidity to match. Dessert-like, would be fine with foie gras or fruit and cheese. Well liked by our panel, but do not expect a crisp, dry white. — W.E. (8/1/1999)

Monte Volpe 1996 Barbera (California)

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Price $11

This is real Barbera, and this vintage, under the careful guidance of winemaker Greg Graziano, has yielded a Barbera that is very old world in style: earthy smelling, with a rustic taste, yet decidedly Californian (read: fruity and clean). The pomegranate flavor is racy in the mouth. It is a wine that has a crisp impact and a dry finish. Like most great wines, it… — W.E. (11/15/1999)

Monte Volpe 2007 Sangiovese (Mendocino)

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Price $17

Greg Graziano has been producing Sangiovese for a long time in California and has managed to coax its thick tannins into a swirl of herby, dark plum and dried black-cherry flavors that are rich, ripe and full, ready for grilled Italian-inspired foods. — V.B. (4/1/2012)

Monte Volpe 2000 Pinot Grigio (Mendocino)

Price $13

Nice fruit, suggesting almonds and lemons and white peaches, and good acidity makes it bracing and clean. This is a likeable, everyday sort of wine that goes down easy. It’s sweeter than most examples of this varietal, with a clover honey taste. —S.H. — S.H. (5/1/2002)

Monte Volpe 1999 Pinot Grigio (Mendocino)

Price $12

This is a light-bodied wine that has lots of crisp acidity, a steely spine that’s very clean and refreshing and is bone dry. Strongly citrusy, with lots of lemon and grapefruit. It’s a simple apéritif wine that won’t break the bank. — S.H. (8/1/2001)

Monte Volpe 1999 Montepulciano (Mendocino)

Price $14

Tastes like a homemade wine, with jammy, marmalade aromas and flavors. Seems like a bit of residual sugar found its way into the wine, which is also crisp and somewhat tannic. Brings to mind those old jug red wines. —S.H. — S.H. (5/1/2002)

Most Reviewed Varietals

Barbera Italian Red Pinot Grigio/Gris Sangiovese

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