Originally posted by Chris Nielsen:
I know it's not in the price range you listed, but the best Balsamic I have ever had is from Villa Manodori. I got a bottle in Sienna, Italy, when I was there. You can get it on Amazon for an arm and a leg.
http://www.amazon.com/product/dp/B0017WSH82
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I concur with Chris. I can get this at my local yuppie store for $39.99 (sometimes on sale at 3/$100). It really is worth it. Tastes better than ones twice the price. They have some behind lock and key at this store (hundreds of $). The wine guy described that there are 2 different official "stamps" one can get for their balsamics, this company opted not to submit theirs for official designation thereby saving a lot of expense. Don't know if it is true, but this stuff is really fantastic. I buy about one bottle a year for special dishes/deserts.