Pieropan Masterclass

An opportunity to have a masterclass walkthrough with Andrea Pieropan

Nice wines here

• 2022 Pieropan Soave Classico

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Lemon lolly water, a tiny cheesy lees and minerality, floral top notes show a little blossom, bees wax, a pinch of sulphur and a very slight herbaceous underpin complete the nose. Juicy, tangy, textured rasp across the mid palate, lemon leads the citrus, touch of salinity on the finish. Yum.

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• 2021 Pieropan Soave Classico Calvarino

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Medium minus intensity aromas prove savoury, a little sulphur prickle, saline, citrus, closed but serious, focussed, concentrated. Medium plus intensity acidity is quite linear, citric, tangy, textured burr, salinity more prominent, a little non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Despite the acidity or, perhaps, because of the texture this has quite a mouth filling quality. Interesting.

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• 2021 Pieropan Soave Classico La Rocca

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Ooh, perhaps a little botrytis(?) Generous apricot, lemon marmalade, quite a lot of sulphur here as well, perhaps a little buttery note, rich, a little leesy as well. The density and richness hides the medium plus intensity acidity, touches of apricot but, like the Calvarino, that mouth filling quality which is reinforced by aa touch of glycerol fatness, softly textured. Finishes a little bitter. Nice.

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The C5 was nice but the other two wines didn't really work for me.

• NV Pieropan Recioto di Soave Classico C5 Calvarino Soave Calvarino

  Italy, Veneto, Recioto di Soave Classico

  A little stone fruit, honey, leesy notes lend a buttery richness, slight sulphur, floral notes, citrus underpin shows a little lemon and grapefruit, lovely nose. Softly engaging with juicy acidity, a sense of freshness, citrus over stone fruit, soft burr tugs at the mid palate and helps carry the fruit flavours very long, balanced, persistent, good.

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• 2011 Pieropan Soave Classico Calvarino

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Honey, a little bruised apple, nutty almond notes, savoury salinity. Juicy, slightly sharp, savoury and saline, lemon, bruised apple, tangy, wet stone grip on the mid palate dries things out but does not detract from the flavours, very long with a touch of bitterness on the finish. Hmm

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• 2012 Pieropan Soave Classico La Rocca

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Medium minus intensity aromas of honey, sulphur, slight bruised apple, citrus, dried apricot, plenty of savoury spice, viscose and glycerol fatness accompanies the medium plus intensity acidity and intrusive alcohol warmth chased by plenty of drying grip that flavours don't persist past which leaves aa sense of dried out disappointment. A little tired for me.

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I enjoyed the Amarone and the Recioto in this bracket

• 2020 Pieropan Valpolicella Superiore Ruberpan

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore

  Smoky! Whole bunch? Slightly reductive, cherry, graphite, savoury spice, a little alcohol warmth prickles, green underpin offers amaro, aniseed. Medium plus intensity acidity, slightly sour cherry, herbaceous, amaro bitterness, drying textured grip, alcohol warmth, that cherry carries on the finish.

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• 2017 Pieropan Amarone della Valpolicella Amarone Vigna Garzon

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella

  Savoury, biscuit, slight baked red cherry, plenty of sweet spice, alcohol prickle, a little savoury underpin and a touch of plain chocolate. Medium plus intensity acidity, juicy, lashings of alcohol warmth is offset by semi-dried cherry and a touch of dried cranberry, plentiful woody tannins offer aa platter for these fruits to sit upon, again a little 85% plain chocolate and dusting of cocoa here as well. Retains freshness, powerful and impressive.

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• 2018 Pieropan Recioto di Soave Le Colombare

  Italy, Veneto, Recioto di Soave

  After the Amarone this initially comes across as medium minus intensity from an aroma perspective, showing honey, a little apricot, pineapple, blossom, a touch of rose petal and fresh herbs. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, a tiny touch of bitterness and salinity add complexity and interest to the flavours implied by the nose as well as assisting with the balance of residual sugar and acidity. Medium plus length finish and just the right side of cloying, rather nice.

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Lots of fun, I think I like my Pieropan on the young side...