1999 Masi Modello Rosso delle Venezie

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To expand a little, Modello is partially made up of second barrels of the wines used to make Masi's Campofiorin Ripasso and may contain wine that was fermented and barrelled as many as five vintages ago(!) Spoke to the Masi rep at a tasting here in Seattle about six months ago. They were selling off some of those seconds to plonk houses in the past but finally decided to blend something that would be a cash cow. I agree - Jammy as a MoFo. (I like jammy, though.) A very interesting little jug 'o juice for the bux; definitely more fun than another generic minor-appellation Chianti or yet another Montepulciano.