Community Tasting Notes 17

• NoahCap wrote:

  December 23, 2020 - This wine is a wild ride, but a worthwhile one if you are into unique or unusual wine experiences. Short review- this wine is super cool and highly recommended. Longer version below:
  
  It starts off weird even with the bottle’s unusual 500mL size. It pours a crazy looking Arnold Palmer color- see photo of the wine in a narrow carafe. There is a decent amount of sediment, which I stupidly did not anticipate. Because of the extended skin contact, this wine should be handled like an older RED wine, i.e. handle carefully after letting it settle and decant off the sediment. I was not careful and ended up having to filter the bottle through a cheesecloth and I made a mess of my kitchen counter.
  
  One whiff told me this wine is still incredibly alive! It practically jumped out of the glass and popped me right in the nose with incredible rich citrusy aromas. This is full of both bright fresh citrus of lemonade, Tang(!), orange zest, and warm darker citrus of baked orange glaze with cloves, and those brandied grapefruits hot out of the oven on Christmas morning covered in molted brown sugar. The minerality is slate and pulverized rocks, not soil or earth. There is an indefinable aroma that I can only describe as snow- that pure, crisp, cool smell that gives a sense of cold weather and high altitude. Nose is A++.
  
  Palate is fantastic though doesn’t quite live up to the nose. There are the same wonderful fresh balanced with warm citrus notes. Key lime pie with graham cracker crust, unfiltered orange juice. The texture is a bit chewy but not viscous. Unfortunately, the acids are a bit harsh, turning a touch towards acetic, and there is just a touch of that indefinable too-old-wine character creeping in.
  
  Tasted great right out of the bottle, and continued to deepen with a similar profile over many hours in the decanter. Overall, a wine of depth/broadness, rather than focus or detail. Really a nice experience and recommended.
  
  Side note- this is a wine w/o sulfur added, and the Louis/Dressner import label in the US reads; “CONTAINS SULFITES ~0mg/L." Ha!

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• Tony Molester Likes this wine:

  October 26, 2016 - Still drinking superbly.
  Decanting for 60 minutes is recommended, and serve at 15C.
  
  No formal notes, just contemplative bliss with Mrs Lyons.
  Fruit is beginning to fade, fyi.
  
  Drink up.
  14% abv

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• Ludi wrote: 83 points

  February 22, 2016 - Il colore è ambrato arancio, torbido. Naso suadente, con albicocca, marzapane, zucchero a velo, erbe amaricanti, succo di liquirizia. Bocca freschissima, percepibile volatile, un po’ spiazzante nel finale amarognolo

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• Tony Molester wrote:

  February 13, 2016 - Delicate floral aromas have now transitioned. There's more of a tertiary nose. Still beautiful savoury palate, with a touch of sourness on the finish. Great length, and still a favourite.
  
  I doubt this is worth ageing further. In no danger of a nosedive, but definitely best to drink up.
  
  14% abv

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• Tony Molester Likes this wine:

  March 31, 2014 - From 50cl. Closure is the smallest cork I've pulled.
  1h:A bit closed, very primary. Nose offers smoke, grapefruit peel, wax. Palate is a bit astringent on opening.
  2h.As it warms to room temp, the wine gets more air and starts to become interesting.
  24h: Has notes of lees and yeast that have crept up, smoke has dissipated. Still a strong citrus component. Savoury dry finish. More satisfying than yesterday.
  Day3: Best to date. Such a complete palate. The wine is balanced, and can somehow carry such a high abv, where I would find wines flabby and uninteresting, this is magnificently moreish.
  40% chardonnay
  30% pinot grigio
  30% sauvignon.
  Drink or hold, tasting delicious at the moment. Open well ahead of time, serve as per label. a 50cl was not enough for 2; we both craved more. Great wine of beguiling completeness.
  14.1% abv

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• Vintage 2003
• Type Orange
• Producer Radikon
• Varietal White Blend
• Designation Oslavje
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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• Appellation Venezia Giulia IGT

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