Ventisquero’s top Camenere avoids the green qualities that can sometimes plague this variety. Instead, it’s soft and lush, marrying plum and dark chocolate flavors in a seamless package. Contains 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Syrah, so not a pure expression of Carmenere, but a very good one.——W.E.(2/1/2006)—— 89