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    84 Points
    Best Buy
    La Francesca 2001 Merlot (Veneto)

    Pungent leather and pepper aromas are what you get from the nose of this nonvintage wine. The palate features sour cherry, some fleshy plum and a hint of earth. Overall it's simple and clean, a Beaujolais imitator from northeastern Italy.

    — W.E. Published 5/1/2003
  • Wine enthusiast logo
    84 Points
    Best Buy
    La Francesca 2001 Merlot (Veneto)

    Pungent leather and pepper aromas are what you get from the nose of this nonvintage wine. The palate features sour cherry, some fleshy plum and a hint of earth. Overall it's simple and clean, a Beaujolais imitator from northeastern Italy.

    — W.E. Published 5/1/2003
  • Wine enthusiast logo
    84 Points
    Best Buy
    La Francesca 2001 Merlot (Veneto)

    Pungent leather and pepper aromas are what you get from the nose of this nonvintage wine. The palate features sour cherry, some fleshy plum and a hint of earth. Overall it's simple and clean, a Beaujolais imitator from northeastern Italy.

    — W.E. Published 5/1/2003
  • Wine enthusiast logo
    84 Points
    Best Buy
    La Francesca 2001 Merlot (Veneto)

    Pungent leather and pepper aromas are what you get from the nose of this nonvintage wine. The palate features sour cherry, some fleshy plum and a hint of earth. Overall it's simple and clean, a Beaujolais imitator from northeastern Italy.

    — W.E. Published 5/1/2003