Italian wines on Broders patio

Broders Patio
Tasted Thursday, September 16, 2021 by galewskj with 86 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

2008 José Michel & Fils Champagne Special Club 89 Points

France, Champagne

This is a lightweight and energetic champagne. Lemon and chaulk stand out. Nice to drink, maybe price appropriate or slightly overpriced. I expected more from the 2008 vintage.

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2012 Paolo Bea Arboreus 89 Points

Italy, Umbria

1 hour decant. This is an oxidative style. There is a lot of acid and actually some tannic-like grip. Beeswax and lemon oil. I like this kind of style, although the wine wasn't that compelling.

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2015 Bethel Heights Chardonnay Estate Justice Vineyard 90 Points

USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

This wine seemed big and balanced at the same time. To me, it has a fairly typical Oregon chardonnay profile, similar to Evenstad reserve, just slightly less compelling.

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Flight 2 (8 Notes)

2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 91 Points

Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

Double decanted for an hour. Yes, it's big like you expect from barbaresco, also fairly well-integrated. Woodsy, mushroom, leather, violets.

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2001 Domenico Clerico Barolo Pajana 92 Points

Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

Dry and tannic, as if it was barolo. Minerals, cherry, dark red fruit, some tobacco. This went great with Italian food.

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2012 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo Cannubi 91 Points

Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

Spice, red fruit, dry, fair tannins. Strawberry is present, plum and red rose.

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1990 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva 93 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

There's incredible structure and complexity on this wine. Damp earth, loam, mushroom, woodsy, underbrush, tobacco.

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2006 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro 92 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

Slight medicinal quality, dried herbs, plum and dark cherry. This wine seemed to improve in the glass.

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2006 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

30 minute decant. This wine seemed shut down compared to the way it smelled when I decanted it. Dried herbs, earth, cherry. Well-integrated and charming but not a head-turner.

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2007 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova 93 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

Another great bottle. This wine was so friendly and appealling. Along with ripe fruit, it was very floral. There was a mix of spice, earth and relaxed tannin. This is a head-turning Brunello.

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2010 MastroJanni Brunello di Montalcino 92 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

This wine is drinking fairly young. I suspect it needs a little time yet to suck up the oak and gain complexity. It was still no slouch tonight, red bright fruit, spice, red flowers and underbrush.

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