Craig Pinhey

Bright berry fruit on the nose, but also has some herbal complexity. Dry, balanced and smooth on the finish, with an...

Rhys Pender, MW

Rustic and characterful with brambly berry, plum, blackberry and peppery notes. The palate is quite full bodied with...

Michelle Bouffard

Pronounced aromas of cedar, new leather, vanilla, cassis, and garden soil that repeat the puck. Full-bodied with firm...

Sara d'Amato

The attention grabbing packaging which includes a vine cutting attached by straw to the bottle neck is sure to turn...

Treve Ring

Earthy cherry and herbal raspberry notes, with a lovely juicy pressed strawberry on the palate. Alluring...

David Lawrason

This is a very youthful, purple red with grapy/plummy fruit, juniper berry and peppery spice. It's mid-weight, fresh...

Bill Zacharkiw

Very good Montepulciano. Very Roussillon in feel – the fruit is dark, slightly raisined, with an intriguing spicy...

John Szabo, MS

Forward, ripe, fruity and soft, sweet wood-tinged, with low tannins and acids, and modest length. Serviceable, though...

Michael Godel

Simple solidity in Montepulciano though with more time passed there is now some raisining quality emerging from this...

ciccone

Strong and gentle at the time Sami wine. Full-bodied with soft tannins. Velvety on the palate and persistence at the end. I was really impressed!

Edward Rasiulis

A nice Italian wine that’s under $20

Description: Medium ruby in colour with a medium to medium+ intense nose. This wine features cedar, bramble fruit, blackberry, cherry, plum, chocolate, thyme, arugula & light earth flavours. Medium body and tannin with good acidity and a fairly long length.

Negatives: None

Interesting Note: Interesting bottle with a piece of vine attached to it.

Drink now or in the next 3 years on its own or pair it with arugula, prosciutto pizza

Tasted: 23 March 2016

Best Buy

Score: 8.5+/10, Value: 9/10 Total: 17.5+/20

Zaccagnini Dal Tralcetto Montepulciano D'abruzzo 2013