2018 Col de L'utia Prosecco Brut

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 86.5 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Burgundynick's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/3/2020 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Decent prosecco, worth that bit more than the standard cheap stuff. worth the price tag. - 85 points

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Carol Lynn's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/6/2019 - Carol Lynn Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Once again, my rating is indicative of my preference for this wine - nothing to do with RP/WC criteria.
  
  July 2019
  The only other Prosecco I've had was sweet. So that's what I expected - but not what Paolo created! :-(
  
  Aroma - cold right out of fridge - non-existent; as is warmed a bit, light fruits (white grape, green apple, not-quite-ripe pear?)
  
  First evening, with shrimp salad - crisp, nice - but as I said, sad that it was not sweet - or at least sweeter.
  
  Two evenings later, with Thai Fried Rice - tasted a bit drier than first evening - still sparkling.
  
  Next evening - still has bubbles - added a few strawberries this evening. Paired with TJ's Balti Pie - dry (no, I didn't really expect it to get sweeter) but tasty pairing. It did taste just a tad sweeter alone as the strawberries worked a bit of magic.
  
  And the last evening, paired with seared scallops (thanks for the DRY trick, Carol Sarna) and roasted sweet potatoes - and a few raspberries in the glass - slightly tart, still sparkly.
  
  Are you wondering how this could possibly retain its bubbles for four days? A few years ago, Marji and I visited a tasting room (in Saratoga, for a few Finger Lakes wineries) - didn't like anything, but were intrigued by a nifty champagne stopper. So we each bought one of those. No brand name on it, but found it - or very similar - on Williams Sonoma last week for Josette: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/williams-sonoma-open-kitchen-champagne-stopper/

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.