2022 Ottella Lugana Le Creete

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  4/26/2024 - Ellen5181 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Appearance - ok so I know this is about the wine and not the packaging, but I do need to call out the beautiful packaging. It immediately caught my eye on the shelf and offers a lovely elevated look. Would make a lovely gift.
  
  Ok, wine review - clear, medium light 10 vs 24 k gold.
  
  Nose - youthful, clean, perfumey, medium plus intensity, very aromatic. Orange blossoms, floral, a bit of animal sweat in a good rustic way. Ripe grapefruit notes but none of the bitter, more perfume smell. Maybe mandarin orange then. Tropical notes. Getting some herbal. It’s a very interesting nose especially at this price point.
  
  Palate - lovely, fresh, refreshing. Youthful, clean, crisp, medium body, acidity is medium plus, balanced, alcohol is medium and well integrated. It’s alive on palate. You get dancing acidity I will call it. A little frizzante. The finish is medium plus and I would add a plus to my acidity rating. As the wine touches other parts of the palate the acidity lingers. A great food wine and look forward to pairing it with my dinner (chicken). Notes are ripe tangerine. Some salinity. Italian herbs. Minerality. You can taste stones.
  
  I think this is drinking nicely now. Not sure I see this as aging any longer. A perfect summer wine as we head into the season? Yes. I can see as an aperitivo with meats and cheeses, olives, or shellfish. Light summer meals, salads, and I’m optimist about my chicken tonight. Pretty elevated packaging. I’m a fan. And I’m heading to Lake Garda in a week and very excited if this is what I can expect to be drinking. A nice discovery even if I’m paying a NYC mark up. This is an interesting wine with character.
  
  I personally think a wine like this is for enjoying now. I am curious s out those who feel it has a longer window. And would be interested in tasting what it turns into but I would probably enjoy this now.

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  12/24/2023 - FransS wrote: 90 Points

  Very flowery, perfumed even, a whiff anise, the bouquet continues in the (after)taste, only the acidity is still a bit hard, but time will soften it.

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  7/31/2023 - El_Dougo Likes this wine:

  Citrus, grapefruit, lemon, Mineral, stone,
  Med - body, med + acidity, very well balanced. Palate of lemon. Not a hint a phenolic bitterness but so well structured for such a light body.

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  7/4/2023 - Grochol Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose: pineapple, grapefruit, peach, melon, herbs, grass
  Taste: full bodied, medium+ acidity, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, grass, mineral notes, hint of butter, thick, intense, well balanced and complex, big structure, great lugana

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  6/30/2023 - BoxerBee Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Orange zest, tangerine, passion fruit, elderflower, lavender, and basil. Pleasantly herbal, very fresh, with a citrussy end note. Reminiscent of Sauvignon Blanc to some degree. Drinks very well, but may be even better in a year. However, it is not quite as good as the 2020 or 2019 editions.

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