Pizza Night with Mostly Italians
Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN
Tasted Tuesday, April 25, 2017 by rocknroller with 391 views
Introduction
Nine of us gathered for a semi-regular pizza night. No specific theme, but things trended toward Italian with some Rhone wines as well. Some very nice pizzas along with a few other tasty treats. Thanks to Brad and Marcia for hosting this motley crew.
NV Philippe Prié Champagne Tradition Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Consistent with note from 4/16/17. Happy to see this show up tonight. I can't really have it too much. This blends fruit and freshness in a crisp clean package very well. 91+pts.
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NV Bertrand-Delespierre Champagne Premier Cru Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Never had this producer before, good, more yeast here vs the Prie, brioche, white fruits, lightly chalk minerality.
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2014 Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato 92 Points
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Medium ruby red color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. This was delicious and worked so well with a number of coal and wood fired pizzas. There is a transparency here that makes the wine shine. Old world all the way with plenty of damp earth and soil, but a purity to the red cherry fruit with hints of darker fruits mixed with great aromatics and buoyancy. Definitely a wine seek out. 91+ to 92pts.
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2009 Château Simone Palette 89 Points
France, Provence, Palette
Small pour over 20 minutes. Dried herbs, garrigue, dark red fruits, currant, mineral, dusty tannins, medium body.
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2012 Fattoria Rodáno Chianti Classico 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
spiced, Dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very earthy on the nose, classic Sangiovese tones, a bit rustic, crushed rocks, red cherries. Very good. Very good QPR.
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2008 Domaine Robert Chevillon Bourgogne 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Medium red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Light floral notes, dried earth, red fruits, somewhat firm tannins yet, simple, tangy, and tasty.
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2015 Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco Alto Adige - Südtirol 88 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Small pour. Pear, apple, stone fruit, minerals, light and crisp with good acidity.
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2014 Samuel Billaud Chablis 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Very pale green color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes.. Very good, crushed shell minerality, citrus, crisp and lively, lemon-lime, great value. 90+ to 91pts.
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2010 Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Dark red color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Black cherry, earth and spices, rustic, sweet round firm tannins, dried spices, medium body. 90+ to 91pts.
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2003 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Very dark red color. Splash double decanted and was open for 2 hours before drinking. Followed one glass for an hour and followed up the next day. This was not the same bottle that I've experienced in the past. The nose still offers some nice aromatics with dried cherry and dried berry, oak, licorice. But the palate has a more baked cherry flavor, not really in a good way, a blast of heat, oak, and aggressive tannins and simply no curb appeal. It wasn't any better the next day either. Interestingly I found I had made two purchases of this wine, 2 bottles from one source and 1 bottle from another. The first two bottles were just fine and what you'd expect. I have to believe that there was a prior storage/transportation issue with this bottle. Therefore, no score.
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2007 Pian dell'Orino Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
The pen had slipped away by this time. This had nice balance and was in a good place.
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2007 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Tradition
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasted. Had been open for a couple days. Can't gage anything as it was just gone at this point.
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2006 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The nose was much better than the palate here. Nose offers a fairly typical mix of Provencal herbs, red and black fruits, anise, pepper and spice. The palate though was rather harsh and shows a sharpness that doesn't really appeal to me. Strong pepper and a sense of alcohol if not exactly overt. Don;t think this was decanted, maybe that would help, but I wasn't loving this tonight.
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2013 Clos Saron A Deeper Shade of Blue 88 Points
USA, California, Sierra Foothills
Small pour. Sour dark cherry. spice, herbal. Not sure on the vintage here - may have been a '10 too.
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2005 Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 93 Points
France, Southwest France, Jurançon
Medium dark orange-gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. What a poised and delicious elixir of textural delights; orange, mango, apricot, very long and sporting great balance. This brings intensity and ripe fruits but doesn't feel the least bit cloying. Loved it with Brad's lemon tart. Thanks to Brad for both! 93+?pts.
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