Savvy wine buy: Fattoria Falesco ‘98

Max Jacobson

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000 | 9:23 a.m.

Umbria is a region stuck between the provinces Lazio, where Rome is situated, and Tuscany, perhaps Italy's best-known wine region. It produces a wide variety of great country wines, many of which are priced well below comparable ones in the neighboring provinces. Falesco is one of wine guru Robert Parker's favorite winemakers. It produces this rich, almost inky red wine, a nearly symmetrical blend of 33 percent Cabernet, 33 percent Merlot and 34 percent Sangiovese. But the best part is the price -- an astounding bargain for a wine of this quality.

Available at Lee's Discount Liquors, $7.99.

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