Community Tasting Notes 7

• RajivAyyangar wrote: 85 points

  April 6, 2015 - Monday night Blinds at Nopa - Take 3 (Nopa SF): Summary:
  Pretty non-descript but perfectly nice with pleasant (if subdued) aromatics.
  Score: Around 8.5
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  Wine 1: served cold in a standard glass.
  Visual
  White wine. Clear, bright [I don’t know what day/star bright is. I’m calling it bright unless it’s super lusterous].
  Pale straw with reflections of green [forgot to list concentration - it was low]
  No gas or sediment.
  M tears. [I’ve stopped caring much about this].
  
  (tasted: dry)
  
  Nose
  Low intensity nose. Clean.
  Light grapefruit, faint peach, faint reductive/wood/earth?
  Light warm ripe peach.
  This wine has low complexity, and is youthful.
  
  Palate
  Dry, light body, light plus alcohol.
  Not very aromatic. A little unripe peach. No evidence of oak.
  Medium acid - balance of malic and tartaric.
  This wine is balanced, it is low in complexity, and the finish is moderate minus.
  
  Initial Conclusions
  This is a non-aromatic varietal, from a cool climate, in an Old World style.
  It’s young - 1-3 years.
  Possible varietals include:
  Pinot Grigio (c.f. Gaiser: defined by what it’s not)
  Pinot Gris / Pinot Blanc (too low in alcohol, no phenolic bitterness)
  Albarino (Doesn’t fit aromatically)
  Riesling (too low in acidity)
  Chardonnay (could be chard - not a very distinguished chard. Maybe a village, unoaked Burgundy).
  Gruner Veltliner (doesn’t fit aromatically. Probably would have higher alcohol and maybe acid).
  [Forgot to do possible countries, but I was sort of thinking of those along with the varietals]
  
  Final Conclusions
  This is Pinot Grigio, from Italy - specifically Alto Adige, 2013 vintage. [Didn’t put quality down].
  
  Actual:
  2012 A. Coroa Godello
  Spain - Galicia: Valdeorras DO
  $20
  
  Analysis:
  I was pretty much on the right track.
  
  LM commented that Albarino is close - Godello is often blended with Albarino. The aromatics don’t match though. Chardonnay was also good. Godello has more pear/orchard fruit like Chardonnay. Godello is pretty rare - might be on a Masters-level exam, but it’s pretty obscure.
  
  Godello could be a lateral for unoaked Chard, pinot grigio, other unoaked, moderate-acidity, non-aromatic whites with no other defining characteristics (like higher alcohol or phenolic bitterness).
  
  Notes from GuildSomm on Godello:
  Valdeorras produces straight Godello for white, and Mencia for red.

  Comment

• Marc wrote: 87 points

  February 5, 2015 - Triple Birthday Dinner (Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand): Firstly - a perfect match with a course of smoked couscous salad with flavours of the Mediterranean - both in terms of flavour profile as well as conceptually. Crisp acidity, smooth balance, and a strong lemony herbal character adds up to a delicious wine.

  Comment

• nzinkgraf wrote:

  September 19, 2014 - indigenous 2000 year old Romas variety. Hillside sites are very important. Slate and granite soils. mineral and saline aromas. not oaked. clean and fresh. medium body, very mineral.

  Comment

• Ben Christiansen wrote:

  August 19, 2014 - Full and rich and powerful. Delicious. Creamy minerality on the back. Works it out at $20.

  Comment

• nzinkgraf wrote:

  August 18, 2014 - A Coroa - 'The Crown', Valdeorras - 'Valley of Gold.'
  Whit pepper, almost a touch of menthol, all stainless, slate soils.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type White
• Producer A Coroa
• Varietal Godello
• Designation Blanco
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Galicia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Valdeorras

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