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Colli di Rimini DOC

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The southernmost Romagna hills, warmer and closer to the Adriatic, where Cabernet and Merlot ripen fully alongside Sangiovese. Rebola, the local name for Grechetto Gentile, makes a fuller, more golden white than Bologna's Pignoletto, with yellow apple, acacia honey and a saline finish, and it's also made as a passito. Reds are ripe and structured: San Patrignano's Montepirolo is a polished Bordeaux blend that outclasses its obscure label.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • San Patrignano

    Colli di Rimini Rosso Montepirolo

    Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend from the rehab community's estate; cassis, graphite, dark chocolate, firm ripe tannin.

    $30 to $40Wine-Searcher
  • Le Rocche Malatestiane

    Colli di Rimini Rebola Larus

    Cooperative's dry Rebola; ripe pear, chamomile and a mineral finish, and the easiest way to taste the grape.

    $14 to $20Wine-Searcher
  • San Patrignano

    Colli di Rimini Rebola Vie

    Richer still Rebola with a touch of oak; yellow apple, honey and a lightly waxy texture.

    $18 to $25Wine-Searcher