Several months ago, I wrote a review on the Sagrantino di Montefalco Secco 2004 by Cantini Fratelli Pardi. For that remember it, I was happy to find a Sagrantino, but upset because I didn't realize at the time that it was Secco, or dry. So, I wind up finding the rep for the distributor and ordered down several bottles of the Passito; only one showed up and the price was $33. I bit the bullet and bought.

Yesterday, as we were having a 'guys after work drink and gab fest,' I suggested that we go back and open up this wonderful bottle of Opera that I received from Terranova Imports. While we were almost done that, I pulled out this little beauty, and we all love it (we consists of myself, and Chefs Al Paris and Eric Hall).

This wine really deserves a rating of 12; it is full-bodied and contains the lushest amount of dark plums, black currants, and dark cherries. While you can detect the slightest amount of tannins as soon as you taste, this is immediately replaced by the cornucopia of flavors pouring forth.

I can't wait until more people start drinking this wine over here, because then, the price will start to come down.