Tasted Monday, November 17, 2014 by quaglia with 401 views
Second sommelier's traing day..
Intense, full ruby red, with purple reflex. Consistent.
Intense, complex and fine, nicely evolved at nose: Ripe red fruits, vegetal, pepper, faded rose..some game..and still a bit closed! (medicin).
Dry, alcoholic and rounded, Good acidity and minerality. Young tannins also if gentle. Nice balance. Intense, persistent and fine. LM: 85/2008
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Intense, compact ruby red, with purple rim.
Intense, complex and fine at nose: alcohol at first, then very nice hints of ripe fruits, dried plum. Tobacco and nuts.
Dry, alcoholic+, medium rounded; good acidity and minerality, tannins young, but nice. Medium balanced.
LM 89/2011; AiS: >91/2012
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Light ruby red, light rim.
Intense complex and fine at nose: sweet red fruit, flowers (rose>) then liquorice and pepper.
Dry, alcoholic, medium rounded. Good acidity and minerality. Tannins still alive. A bit unbalanced- anyway nice to drink, intense, very persistent (minerality) and fine.
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Intense ruby red, with purple rim. Intense and complex, medium fine at nose: some barnyard notes over red fruit. Vitamin hints.
Dry, alcoholic, medium rounded. Good acidity and minerality, but tannins too much alive, not inviting to a second sip...LM: 89/2013
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Dark, intense ruby red, with purple rim.
Intense, complex and medium fine at nose. Vegetal notes and then spices: tobacco, liquorice, nutmeg over red fruit (blackberry).
Dry, alcoholic and medium rounded, Good acidity and medium minerality, with a young tannin.
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Intense ruby red, purple rim. Medium consistent.
Intense, complex and fine at nose. Fruit in alcohol, olive patè, leather, tobacco, Wild game.
Good body, with a good minerlity and acidity, and an integrated tannin. Perstistence in the average. Dry and rounded.
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Light ruby red, purple rim. Medium consistent.
Mainly Violet and wild cherries at nose, gooseberry.
Good body and medium balanced, with good minerality and acidity and an integrated tannin. Dry and rounded. Intense, persistent and fine-
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Intense ruby red, with purple rim. Medium consistent.
Intense-, complex and fine at nose: sweet red fruits, vegetal, some spicy hints.
Dry, alcoholic and rounded. Good acidity and medium minerality, with integrated tannins.
Intense, persistent and fine, well balanced. Nice at taste, with notes of red sweet fruit and coffee. LM 86/2010; AiS: 86-90/2011
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Ruby red, with garnet rim, consistent.
Alcohol at nose, then red ripe fruits and gentle spices.
Dry and rounded, Young tannins, but acidity a bit faded. Balanced and nice fruit at taste.
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Dark ruby red, with purple rim. Consistent.
Medium intense at nose, but COMPLEX and fine: wild cherries above alla and spices: Tobacco, pepper, root.
Dry, rounded, Good acidity and medium minerality. Tannins not fully integrated, but gentle. Good body.
Intense, persistent and medium fine (for tannins). Good fruit.
AiS >91/2012
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Another special day, with a particular mention for Giorgi Buttafuoco and Palari Faro
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NV Ferronato Pose Col Fondo Colli Trevigiani IGT 76 Points
Italy, Veneto, Colli Trevigiani IGT
Crystalline light straw yellow. Perlage very fine and persistent.
Medium intensity and complexity at nose: some yeasts and bread crust. A far Pear.
Dry, high acidity and medium persistence. Some agrumes hints.
Carbonic not aggressive..a medium wine.
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2012 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 85 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Brilliant golden yellow.
A bit closed at the beginning with more hydrocarbon notes than tropical fruit. Anyway "greasy", with a mineral background. Coherent at taste.
Drunk too warm, acidity and minerality being lowered.
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2005 Domaine Laporte Sancerre Les Grandmontains 86 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Light golden yellow, consistent.
Fumè notes, than hydrocarbon and minerals. Fruit (agrumes) and sage!!
Coherent mineral and fumè at taste. Dry, alcoholic and medium rounded. Good, sharp acidity and high minerality. Embittering aftertaste.
Fumè too much aggressive.
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2013 Leone Conti Albana di Romagna Mia Albana Progetto 1 82 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Albana di Romagna DOCG
Straw yellow colour, crystalline.
Incredible meat/bologna notes at the beginning. Yellow fruits.
Dry, medium rounded. Coherent at taste. Good acidity and high minerality. Nice aftertaste of apples.
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2009 Barberani Orvieto Classico Superiore Luigi e Giovanna 84 Points
Italy, Umbria/Lazio, Orvieto, Orvieto Classico Superiore
Light straw yellow, with golden tones. Intense complex and fine at nose. Fumè, sweet notes, tropical fruit (papaya, banana) and mildew hint.
Coherent at taste, with toasted notes covering a nice fruit. Mineral.
AiS >91/2013
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