2006 Levata Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

[hotwine]

Nose of burned rubber; hot on the palate, yet only 12% alc/vol. Would suspect damage in shipment, but no sign of leakage around the #$%%$## synthetic cork. Yeah, I know, what should I expect from six bucks and change these days? Would hope for something better than plonk.....