Cheaper alternatives to Monte del Frá Valpolicella Classico Superiore Lena di Mezzo

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Monte del Frá Valpolicella Classico Superiore Lena di Mezzo

Valpolicella Classico, Italy · Corvina blend

BodyTanninAciditySweetnessFruit

€15

The steal

Close cousin

Fantini Primo Sangiovese - Merlot

Daunia, Italy · Red blend

Same firm grip of tannin. Bone-dry, both of them. Same full-throttle body. About 37% of the price.

€6 save €9

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• Close cousin
  Vigneti del Salento Negroamaro I Muri

  Puglia, Italy · Red blend

  Vanilla oak on both
  €6

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• Same neighbourhood
  Rasgón Tempranillo

  Castilla, Spain · Tempranillo

  Bone-dry, both of them
  €6

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