My friend and very picky food and wine critic Ben Brown (boy is he picky), has some Italian suggestions for readers:
Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montep. DOCG Ris. "Grandi Annate" 2006
Tasting Notes: Vanilla, lavender and what I can only be described as caramel. Noise is deeply intense with a fabulous tannic structure
Cost: about 50 Euros per bottle.
Begali (Veneto) Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC 2008
Tasting Notes: Ill come back to this another time, but this was a-m-a-z-i-n-g
Cost: about 45 Euros bottle
So whether they qualify as 'gems' at those prices, is up to you.
Here's where you can buy them.
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