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Amaro Ciociaro | Sambuca
Amarone
| Indy Wine Competition | Asti
| Chianti Classico | Isonzo Pinot Grigio | Barolo |
Wine
Enthusiast
Buying Guide
Best of Year 2006
PAOLUCCI
Amaro Ciociaro
The vibrant, bittersweet bouquet is citrusy; herbal,
floral and earthy. The palate entry is bittersweet, intensely herbal and earthy but
refreshingly orange citrusy; the tasty midpalate is marked by heightened sweetness and a
more mineral-like core flavor.
Finish is savory and bittersweet.
SUPERB (90-95) /
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Wall
Street Journal
PAOLUCCI
Amaro Ciociaro
We thought we recognized orange peel and licorice,
and liked this one as much as amaroi costing $10 more. "Not too much length on the
finish--which might be a good thing," said Robert. Cocktail-hour alert:We tried this
one on the rocks, with soda, and it was tasty.
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Wine
Enthusiast
Buying Guide
Best of Year 2006
PAOLUCCI
Sambuca
The nosing passes find scents of aniseed and
licorice with additional aromas of lead pencil and linseed oil. The palate entry is
correctly licorice-like and syrupy; at mid-palate the sweetness accelerates and
accentuates the aniseed and waxy texture. Finishes long, mildly bittersweet and even a
touch quinine-like.
SUPERB (85-89) /
RECOMMENDED
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NANDO AMARONE 2000
Deep and eminently attractive. with huge aromas of raisin, fudge, prune and
fruitcake. As broad and smooth goes, this is it. The feel is velvety, the depth coming in
several layers. Elegant, forceful and a bit hedonistic.
Wine Enthusiast Editors' Choice
November '05
Full bodied with aromas and flavors of
currant, orange peel, and prune;
Long rich finish. Beef stew.
Sante Magazine - October '05 |
WINNER - Indy International Wine Competition - August 2005
GOLD
Nando Amarone 2000
SILVER
Nando Chianti Classico 2003
Nando Barolo 2000
BRONZE
Nando Pinot Grigio 2004 |
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NANDO Asti is frothy, sweet but not
cloying, bright with orange blossom and honeysuckle overtones to candy-like fruit.
Don't try to find complexity here. This is a festive wine that demands to be judged on its
own intrinsic merits; a fabulous picnic wine. Rated not on complexity but on how well it
captures the essence of Asti Spumante.
Food & Beverage Journal
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NANDO Asti
Almost ovderly floral and sweet, with the palate
showing an overdose of heavy citrus fruit. Finishes expectedly sweet, with a good
mouthfeel. Attacks forcefully.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
Magazine Buying Guide
December 15, 2004
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Wine Enthusiast
BEST BUY
NANDO Chianti Classico 2002
Dried cherry, leather, tomato and spice make for a
common, recognizable bouquet,
while the palate offers fresh plum and raspberry with shadings of cedar and vanilla.
April 2005
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89
Wine Enthusiast
BEST BUY
NANDO Chianti Classico 2000
Powerful and serious, with condensed aromas of cassis
and spice. This wine features a racy, lithe feel that's fostered by puckering acidity and
lively but not over-aggressive tannins.
The mouth deals a mixed bag of sweet, snappy fruit, and fortunately very little in the
way of intrusive characteristics.
November 2003
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NANDO Pinot Grigio
Friuli-Venezia, Italy
85
Wine Enthusiast
2004 Vintage - Honeyed apple and cream on the nose, with chunky, spiced apple
and pear flavors. Full bodied, with plenty of flavor but not much zest.
February '06
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Medium bodied with aromas of apple and tart citrus; a neutral palate with
medium alcohol
and medium acidity. Cheese platter. Drink now.
Sante Magazine - November '05
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NANDO Barolo 2000
100% Nebbiolo
Light to medium bodies with nice acidity and aromas and flavors of prune, flowers,
tobacco, and leather. Venison
Sante Magazine - October '05
85
Wine Enthusiast
NANDO Barolo 1998
Tarry and pruny, with meaty, leathery accents, this
is a big-boned, firmly structured wine.
Turns spicy and shows its alcohol a little on the tannic finish. Drink now - 2010.
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