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2004 La Conreria D'Scala Dei 'Les Brugueres'

2003 Liveli 'Passamante' Salento IGT Negroamaro

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I really wanted to love 'Les Brugueres.'  Alas, I ended up simply liking it.  The wine has an interesting history.  I'ts made in Spain's Priorat region, from the unique White Grenache grape variety - grown on 100+ year old vines.  This fact alone, makes Les Brugueres an interesting sip.  But for $20-$25, I was left wanting more.  This wine offered scents of peach, blossom and cream.  It possesses a smooth, rich texture.  However, the wine's flavor is a bit one-dimensional.  Try it - if only to say: "Guess what?  I've had a wine made from White Grenache." (imported by European Cellars)

Yes, comparing white wine to red wine is an apples-oranges exercise.  However, a tasty, low-priced orange wins out over a pricier, less-tasty apple any day of he week.

Liveli 'Passamante' is 100% Negroamaro (which means 'bitter black' in Italian).  I rarely get the feeling that such wines are bitter.  Good Negroamaro is like biting into a just-ripe blackberry - sweet, tart, and a little bit sassy.  As a scent & flavor bonus, Passamante adds notes of cedar and pepper into the mix.  Liveli's wine clocks in at $10, making it a dandy deal.  This wine, from Italy's heel, is light and crisp, which makes it quite flexible with food.  Try it with grilled chicken or pepperoni pizza. (imported by Dalla Terra)

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You should try the 2004 Del Pino Dolcetto; it is so pretty and not one of these Dolcettos on steroids like the 2003s or some of these oaked ones. For a great, affordable, food-friendly red I would put Dolcetto right up there with Cru Beau-jolais as the most criminally overlooked.