I discovered that the 2007 Ruffino Modus (SKU 614354 $34.99) was in stock in the liquor stores on Thursday May 19, 2011. It was rated 96 points by Wine Spectator and ranked No. 25 of their Top 100 wines of 2010. The bad news was that they didn’t think it would ready to drink until 2015. This is a Tuscan blend of Italian grapes. I tasted a bottle using the usual tricks of decanting and breathable glasses. It is still very young and tannic. My tasting panel friends used words like “very long aftertaste of one and a half minutes”, “good complexity” and “balanced” to describe it. One of my friends let it sit overnight and drank it the next day and found it to be even better. It would go well with Italian food with adequate decanting. It reminds me of the 2007 Brancaia Tre (another Tuscan wine) that needed cellaring until 2011. This is definitely one that needs to be put away in the cellar for three to five years, then its good character will be fully revealed. At $35, it’s a great bargain. As of May 23, the 39th and Cambie LDB was out of this wine. There were a dozen bottles left in the Alberni and Bute LDB downtown.
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