Chateau Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande. 1996. Brief.

Blended wine from Pauillac, Bordeaux. Second Groth. Cabernet S., Merlot, Cabernet F., and Petit Verdot. Great wine. Dark. Full-bodied wine with rounded tannins. Needs air. Usually softer, easier to drink than his cousin Pichon Longueville Baron.

http://www.pichon-lalande.com/

Gattinara, Travaglini, 1995

Kind-of-affordable Nebbiolo. Intense flavors, very dark, long and smooth finish.

http://www.travaglinigattinara.it/eng/home.htm

Grange, Penfolds, 2002

Aromatic, dense, dark and spicy 100% Shiraz. Very long finish. Officially listed a "Heritage Icon" and for many is Australia's best wine.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cafaro, 2002

Little earthy yet nice Cabernet S., blended with some Petit Verdot from Napa Valley. Some sediments. Tannic, medium-bodied and flavory.

http://cafaro.myshopify.com/

Crognolo, Tenuta Sette Ponti, 2004

Blended wine made from Sangiovese and Merlot, from Tuscany. Dense, dark, with ripe flavors, concentrated and tannic.

Solengo, Argiano. 2002

Blended wine from Tuscany. Cabernet S., Merlot and Shiraz. Very dark wine. Sweet tannins. Concentrated and silky. I had this wine well before its maturity, even though was "out of this world".

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