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Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2017




This cranberry hued Italian is one of my perennial favorites.  The bouquet is a leathery, cranberry jelly delight with "dry" aromas of crushed red berries.

Palate--Bright cherry with a gentle balance of savory dried spices and more leather at the rim.

This is an uncomplicated, easy to drink red with all kinds of foods. Get outside the clichés about white wine with poultry and red with beef etc.  This wine goes great with  a variety of cheeses, pizza, and red sauced marinara and pastas as well as all kinds of chicken and turkey dishes.  

At $14 it's still a decent quaff even though the price has escalated in the past few years. Raise a glass and enjoy!

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