Pasta party

We joined Tina, Brian, Cindy & Gary for a casual pasta party. Brian chose a couple of nice wines from Chambers.

• 2010 Julia Bernet Corpinnat 130 Brut Nature

  Spain, Catalunya, Corpinnat

  A well balanced, tasty and impressive Cava. I should have paid closer attention. Maybe somewhat tight.

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Prosciutto, wild boar salumi, mortadella, ricotta salata, 10-year aged Pecorino, Sottocenere, olives & potato tortilla

• 2015 Familia Nin-Ortiz Priorat Planetes de Nin - Blanc

  Spain, Catalunya, Priorat

  first experience with Priorat Blanco. Seems like I likely start at the top. This wine from the rare Carignan Blanc made me take notice. Terrific mineral flavor, excellent depth and body. Structured but with cut and finesse. I found the flavor profile intriguing. Excellent and very food-friendly.

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• 2001 Morey-Blanc Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Blanc

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

  Lemony notes buttress caramel that almost suggests sweet. Perhaps an improvement over recent bottles. This one was livelier. Hanging on but nearing the end.

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• 1980 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Alexander Valley

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

  Thin, shrill and dead.

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Homemade pasta - light red sauce, prosciutto & asparagus

• 2009 Fattoria Selvapiana Chianti Rùfina Riserva Bucerchiale

  Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Rùfina

  A very good Chianti with tart and lush fruit (the ripeness of the vintage is a bit much for me). A hefty wine with easy, integrated tannins. It paired effortlessly with a pasta in a light red sauce with pancetta and asparagus. Could be very interesting if the ripe fruit dials back in time.

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• 2003 BOND Matriarch

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Viscous, velvety and vivacious. Much more in check than I feared. Certainly not a style I relish but a well made, tasty wine that I could enjoy to an extent.

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Tiramisu cake and chocolate chip cookies