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Principi di Spadafora 2002 Sole dei Padri Syrah (Sicilia)

Editors' Choice

Price $80

If one man is to be named producer of Sicily’s best Syrah, that honor must go to Francesco Spadafora. This monumental wine is a thick, inky-black bruiser that delivers a big rush of flavor: thick ripe cherry, tobacco, leather, smoked ham, cracked black pepper, charcoal, cedar wood and the list goes on. Intense, delightful and complex, the tannins are soft as silk… — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Principi di Spadafora 2008 Sole dei Padri Syrah (Sicilia)

Editors' Choice

Price $35

Francesco Spadafora makes one of the best Syrahs in Sicily and Italy. This offers beautiful aromas of dark fruit and chocolate, followed by spice, leather and tobacco accents. These aromas are well integrated, resulting in a silky, creamy mouthfeel, with long persistency. — M.L. (3/1/2013)

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Principi di Spadafora 2003 Sole dei Padri Syrah (Sicilia)

Price $80

Sole dei Padri is among the top three best Syrahs from Italy. The wine is impenetrable, deeply concentrated and packed full with intensity and charm. You’ll get notes of black spice, leather, tobacco, blackberry and cola. The mouthfeel is fantastically caressing and velvety. — M.L. (5/1/2009)

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Principi di Spadafora 2004 Sole dei Padri Syrah (Sicilia)

Cellar Selection

Price $55

Sole dei Padri is a soft, opulent and elegant wine that would taste great with a sophisticated dinner of red meat and wild mushrooms. Aromas include black cherries, spice, smoked ham and white pepper. — M.L. (5/1/2009)

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Principi di Spadafora 2005 Sole dei Padri Syrah (Sicilia)

Price $55

Bold and black with impenetrable thickness and inky tones of blackberry, smoked ham and peppercorn, this is a dense and opulent wine that shows the best of sunny Sicily with spicy overtones and a thick, full feel. — M.L. (5/1/2009)

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