Terredora di Paolo Fatica Contadina Taurasi 2008
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Lots of spicy, dried fruit and black pepper character. Full body, round and chewy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Traditional-style Taurasi. Better in a year or two when the tannins soften.
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This rustic red leads with tobacco and charred herb notes to the firm blackberry and dark currant fruit, giving way to a firm aftertaste of iron and game. Drink now through 2018.
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