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Rivera 2005 Puer Apuliae Nero di Troia (Castel del Monte)
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- $60
A pure expression of the Nero di Troia grape, Puer Apuliae is a beautifully executed wine with precise aromas of red berry fruit, root beer and cassis. It has an exciting and inviting personality and the mouthfeel is smooth, supple and slightly sweet. Pair it with porchetta or honey roasted ham.
— M.L.
(11/1/2008)
Rivera 2004 Riserva Il Falcone Red (Castel del Monte)
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- $33
This 70-30 blend of Nero di Troia and Montepulciano shares some characteristics of a deeply extracted Cabernet Sauvignon. The aromas are thick and penetrating but also have green accents of sage and chopped herbs. It’s a nervous, edgy wine that also pulls off opulence and sophistication.
— M.L.
(3/1/2009)
Rivera 2006 Piani di Tufara Moscato (Puglia)
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- $19
This is a delightfully sweet Moscato di Trani with aromas of pear and Golden Delicious apple backed by honey and stone fruit. It offers a gritty, sweet texture and a fine point of acidity on the close that breaks through the dense sweetness.
— M.L.
(10/1/2008)
Rivera 2004 Riserva Cappellaccio Aglianico (Castel del Monte)
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- $22
The nose of this Aglianico Riserva from Southern Italy is redolent of Indian spice, sandalwood, church incense and potpourri. You’ll also get perfumed fruit tones of cherry liqueur and candied fruit over a thick, chewy mouthfeel with a touch of sour cherry on the close.
— M.L.
(12/1/2009)
Rivera 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Atlas Peak)
- $85
Delicious in blackberry and cherry jam, currant and sweetly smoked cedar wood, with a rich edge of milk chocolate, sprinkled with anise and cinnamon. Could be firmer in structure, as it’s a little soft and melted, and probably best now.
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
Rivera 2003 Riserva Cappellaccio Aglianico (Castel del Monte)
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- $20
Riserva Cappellaccio is a pure expression of Aglianico that has embraced the scorching heat of the 2003 vintage to deliver warm tones of jammy fruit, tar, asphalt, resin and natural spice. The wine is broad and chewy in the mouth.
— M.L.
(3/1/2009)
Rivera 2009 Terre al Monte Sauvignon (Castel del Monte)
- $13
Part of a new and exciting wave of fresh, crisp and tonic white wines from Puglia in southern Italy, this luminous Sauvignon Blanc would make a perfect companion to appetizers or fried seafood. The warm Italian climate comes through only slightly in the wine’s thicker mouthfeel.
— M.L.
(7/1/2011)
Rivera 2006 Rupìcolo Red (Castel del Monte)
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- $11
This vintage of Rupìcolo (a 70-30 blend of Montepulciano and Nero di Troia) is an austere wine with brooding aromas of spice, blackberry jam and bitter chocolate. The wine has drying tannins with deep dimension and persistency. The price is just right too.
— M.L.
(3/1/2009)
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