San Rustico
San Rustico 2005 Gaso Red (Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso)
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San Rustico’s ripasso offers dense fruit nuances with background notes of wet earth, smoked bacon, mesquite and exotic spice. More mature fruit notes appear in the mouth and the wine ends on a soft, round and sweet note. Imported by John Given Wines.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
San Rustico 2006 Red (Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso)
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San Rustico is a steady, quality-minded producer from Valpolicella and their newest Ripasso offers a very nice blend of chocolate, spice and red cherry aromas. In the mouth, the wine is rich and smooth with various points of fruity sweetness along the way.
— M.L.
(2/1/2011)
San Rustico 2008 750ml Red (Recioto della Valpolicella Classico)
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Recioto is a dark red dessert wine from northeast Italy that pairs with chocolate-based treats and spice cake. Indeed, aromas include clove, cinnamon, prune, blackberry pie and sweet pipe tobacco. The wine’s natural sweetness is backed by structure and fine tannins.
— M.L.
(12/31/2010)
San Rustico 2008 Gaso Red (Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso)
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Ripasso Gaso dishes out those pleasurable chocolate fudge, Nutella and espresso bean aromas in an immediate and confident manner. All that richness is capped by a fresh note of forest berry that shines bright on the close.
— M.L.
(12/1/2011)
San Rustico 2004 Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)
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This vintage of San Rustico’s Amarone seems more closed and reserved compared to last year. You’ll get broad spice aromas and ripe cherry fruit, but the estate’s characteristic intensity is less evident. It’s an easy and genuine wine overall that will pair with lamb or pork.
— M.L.
(12/1/2008)
San Rustico 2005 Vigneto del Gaso Red (Recioto della Valpolicella)
San Rustico’s Recioto has that characteristic pungent red apple aroma that you often get with Amarone (made from the same grapes in a similar style). Beyond that, this is a vibrant, buoyant wine with fresh cherry flavors backed by spice, espresso bean and chocolate.
— M.L.
(12/15/2008)
San Rustico 2006 Red (Valpolicella Classico)
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This is a thin wine with light color and aromas of tealeaf, red berries and cranberries. It’s a tight and simple wine that could pair with take-out dinners or pizza.
— M.L.
(10/1/2009)
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