Gold in the glass. medium-intensity nose of Detergent thing, fresh melon, lime, Something close to grassiness, but not really. unripe pears. Palate: Kinda hot. medium bitterness. acidity disappears pretty quickly. Medium body, med+ alcohol. low+ acid. Unbalanced. Pretty thin. Overall: Decent nose but unbalanced. Score: Around 6.
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Nose: Apple cider. Pretty funky. Oxidative with Brett! (rare to have Brett on a white wine). Hint of dessert-wine character - wax, saffron, genmaicha, honey. Not fruit driven. Palate: Unbalanced. Low acid, flabby on midpalate. Overall: Interesting aromatics but unbalanced. Score: Around 7
(a Rosenthal import) N: Light spritzy green apple candy. Salmon? P: Something in the flavor reminds me of Billecart-Salmon. Apply, Apple-skin. Dry, a little hot. Oxidative style. Brioche. Med body, med- acidity. Med+ alcohol. A bit hot. A bit tart, more malic acid. Hint of tangerine/peach. Light orange fruit. I want more acid, though it works because it’s not too sweet. Around 8-8.5. Strange.
Orange in the glass - maybe skin maceration? What’s going on with this? N: Oxidative, something bitter and funky on the nose. It smells simultaneously oxidized and reduced. Burnt rubber. A lot of funk, not much fruit. P: Med body, med+ alc, The aftertaste is a bit bretty. Not great. Around 6.
Dark pink in the glass. Nose of strawberries, sheeps milk cheese (maybe pyrenees brebis). P: Dry, low+ bitterness, med+ body. It’s like biting into a watermelon! Lingering med+ acid. Lots of non-fruit stuff going on. Overall: Very good! I enjoyed this. Score: Around 8.5
Dark in the glass. N: Dark chocolate. Mild oak. Smells dark and shiny. Hint of mushroom, dark fruit. Savory tones on the nose. P: Lovely! Ripping acidity. Clean, focused acidity. Med body, med+ alc, med+ acidity. Really well-balanced. Leather, forest floor. Score: Around 8.5-9.
Actually MV - A multi-vintage nerello blend. Really dark in the glass N: slightly oxidative, some brett, though it’s starting to get better. Some savory dark fruit. Stewed plums. A bit of butter. Some good fruit tones are emerging. P:Med+ body, med+ alcohol, med acidity (pretty good acid, though not as good as the Liguria). Carries the alcohol well. Med+ tannins. Tannic and acidic with high alcohol - similar to Barolo. Good. Score: Around 8.5
2013 Az. Agr. Ancarani Famoso Signore Ravenna IGT 60 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ravenna IGT
Gold in the glass. medium-intensity nose of Detergent thing, fresh melon, lime, Something close to grassiness, but not really. unripe pears.
Palate: Kinda hot. medium bitterness. acidity disappears pretty quickly. Medium body, med+ alcohol. low+ acid. Unbalanced. Pretty thin.
Overall: Decent nose but unbalanced. Score: Around 6.
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2012 Castel Noarna Nosiola 70 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Nose: Apple cider. Pretty funky. Oxidative with Brett! (rare to have Brett on a white wine). Hint of dessert-wine character - wax, saffron, genmaicha, honey. Not fruit driven.
Palate: Unbalanced. Low acid, flabby on midpalate.
Overall: Interesting aromatics but unbalanced. Score: Around 7
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2013 Vercesi Del Castellazzo Oltrepò Pavese Gugiarolo 83 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Oltrepò Pavese
(a Rosenthal import)
N: Light spritzy green apple candy. Salmon?
P: Something in the flavor reminds me of Billecart-Salmon. Apply, Apple-skin. Dry, a little hot. Oxidative style. Brioche. Med body, med- acidity. Med+ alcohol. A bit hot. A bit tart, more malic acid. Hint of tangerine/peach. Light orange fruit. I want more acid, though it works because it’s not too sweet. Around 8-8.5. Strange.
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2011 Azienda Agricola Denis Montanar Borc Sandrigo Venezia Giulia IGT 60 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT
Orange in the glass - maybe skin maceration? What’s going on with this?
N: Oxidative, something bitter and funky on the nose. It smells simultaneously oxidized and reduced. Burnt rubber. A lot of funk, not much fruit.
P: Med body, med+ alc, The aftertaste is a bit bretty. Not great. Around 6.
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2013 Graci Etna Rosato 85 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Dark pink in the glass.
Nose of strawberries, sheeps milk cheese (maybe pyrenees brebis).
P: Dry, low+ bitterness, med+ body. It’s like biting into a watermelon! Lingering med+ acid. Lots of non-fruit stuff going on.
Overall: Very good! I enjoyed this. Score: Around 8.5
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2012 Ka Mancinè Rossese di Dolceacqua Galeae 88 Points
Italy, Liguria, Rossese di Dolceacqua
Dark in the glass.
N: Dark chocolate. Mild oak. Smells dark and shiny. Hint of mushroom, dark fruit. Savory tones on the nose.
P: Lovely! Ripping acidity. Clean, focused acidity. Med body, med+ alc, med+ acidity. Really well-balanced. Leather, forest floor.
Score: Around 8.5-9.
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NV Calabretta Sicilia Cala Cala 85 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Actually MV - A multi-vintage nerello blend.
Really dark in the glass
N: slightly oxidative, some brett, though it’s starting to get better. Some savory dark fruit. Stewed plums. A bit of butter. Some good fruit tones are emerging.
P:Med+ body, med+ alcohol, med acidity (pretty good acid, though not as good as the Liguria). Carries the alcohol well. Med+ tannins. Tannic and acidic with high alcohol - similar to Barolo. Good. Score: Around 8.5
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