This is a Venetian Cab Sauv / Cab Franc / Merlot blend and is quite odd, but somehow pretty enjoyable. I opened it to get something different from the POS vanilla brett mess that I had tried earlier, and different I got 
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2000 Serafini & Vidotto Rosso dell’Abazia Nervesa della Battaglia Veneto IGT - Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT (3/28/2009)
Opened with very balsamic / oxidative notes. Soft, herbal with red fruit and cocoa and earthy intrigue. Fairly acidic and a bit volatile. This is an odd bottle of wine, and something of an intellectual curiosity. I wouldn’t call it great, but it’s easy drinking and interesting and would probably pair well to a variety of food, so it’s hard to knock. Really old school, and my instinct says drink up but I’m not that versed in Venetian Bordeaux blends styled after traditional Rioja?
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