2010 Azienda Agricola Valentini Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  9/24/2023 - yuti1225 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Light gold in color, yet feels very young and energetic. Green apple, grapefruit, and lemon curd. Superb intensity, crispy acidity with nicely balanced umami. Such a unique wine. Multi-layered.

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  3/4/2023 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Very pretty and fragrant nose of citrus, minerals, and a bit of reduction. High acidity with more mineral / crushed rock notes, grapefruit, and lemon zest. Long finish. This was quite lovely to drink and in a great spot right now, although the acidity could use a few more years to fully integrate with the fruit. 94+

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  10/21/2022 - gilrbo Likes this wine:

  This was put between a Fiano and a Timorasso and suffered somewhat because it is lighter and subtler, but it was wonderful. Upon pouring one notices that there is still CO2 dissolved in the wine and overall it gives the impression of being very young. Very fresh nose, light fruit and herbs (basil) and playful, mineral palate.

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  10/21/2022 - fcxj wrote: flawed

  Slight cork taint.

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  6/29/2022 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  100% organically farmed Bombino Bianco (more likely a local synonym for Trebbiano Abruzzese than Bombino Bianco the variety). The wine is made from approx. 5-10% of the best grapes harvested, the rest is sold off as bulk. Fermented spontaneously and aged in old oak casks. Spontaneous MLF. Bottled unfined, unfiltered and without any SO2. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted in a Valentini Trebbiano 2014-1999 vertical.
  
  Very slightly hazy lemon-yellow color with faint youthful greenish highlights. Dry, cool and somewhat evolved nose of ripe yellow fruits, some beeswax, a little bit of developed nuttiness, light leesy notes of creaminess and a hint of chopped herbs. The wine feels remarkably firm, concentrated and tightly-knit on the palate with a medium body and intense flavors of steely minerality, pomelo-driven citrus fruits, some sharp Granny Smith apple tones, a little bit of leesy creaminess, light mineral nuances of wet rocks and tangy salinity, a hint of lemon juice and a touch of chopped green herbs. The bracing acidity lends great intensity and sense of structure to the wine, yet the mouthfeel seems slightly viscous with the amount of dry extract in the wine. The finish is crisp, lean and noticeably acid-driven with a very lengthy aftertaste of tart lemons and crunchy green currants, some steely minerality, a little bit of herbal bitterness, light saline nuances, a hint of leesy creaminess and an evolved touch of almondy nuttiness.
  
  A remarkably crisp, lean and so very promising vintage of Valentini's Trebbiano that feels like a mere baby even at 12 years of age. What's curious was that this was the first vintage in our vertical which didn't exhibit any obvious notes of bretty funk, which have been more or less the staplemark of Valentini Trebbiano. There was a slightly sauvage edge to the flavors and aromas here, but definitely not to the extent of the preceding (younger) vintages. Furthermore, the acidity here was way more pronounced than in any other vintage, making the wine feel very brisk, electric and structure-driven. While Valentini's wines in general aren't really meant to be drunk young, this wine feels like it really could use another 12 years before it is even close to its peak. A superb wine with still tons of upside. Highly recommended.

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