Wines of Silvio Jermann, Friuli

Artisan Wine Depot, Mountain View, California
Tasted Friday, October 14, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 918 views

Introduction

Flight 1 - White varietal wines (5 Notes)

2009 Jermann Ribolla Gialla Vinnae 90 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Light yellow color; appealing, light green fruit, lime, tangy nose; soft, clean, tart green fruit, lime, mineral palate; medium finish (with 10% Riesling and 10% Tokaji)

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2009 Jermann Pinot Grigio 90 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli

Light yellow color; focused, very tart peach, nectarine nose; soft, lightly oily, tart peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (good value)

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2009 Jermann Chardonnay 91 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Light green-tinged lemon yellow color; apple, green pear nose; focused, tart pear, green apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

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2009 Jermann Pinot Bianco Venezia Giulia IGT 91 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Light green-tinged lemon yellow color; nice, aromatic, tart peach, ripe pear nose; lightly oily textured, tart peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

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2009 Jermann Sauvignon 88 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Light yellow color; tart gooseberry, green fruit nose; soft, ripe gooseberry, ripe green fruit palate; medium finish (least distinctive and least varietally correct of the Jermann whites)

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Flight 2 - White Blend and Chardonnay (2 Notes)

2008 Jermann Vintage Tunina Venezia Giulia IGT 90 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Light lemon yellow color; ripe lemon, poached pear nose; tight, light citrus, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (pretty high priced at about $55; field blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Malvasia, Ribolla Gialla and Picolit; late harvested and co-fermented, aged mainly in stainless steel, 15% in oak foudres)

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2008 Jermann W.... Dreams ......... 93 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Light medium lemon yellow color; lemon, mineral, Burgundian nose; tasty, rich, refined, ripe lemon, mineral with integrating French oak; medium-plus finish (impressive, reminiscent of a very good Puligny-Montrachet)

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Flight 3 - Reds (3 Notes)

2008 Jermann Pinot Nero Red Angel on the Moonlight Venezia Giulia IGT 88 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Dark red violet color; Merlot, tart plum, red berry nose; velvety textured, lightly heraceous, tart plum, tart currant palate, with the small amount of Merlot dominating the Pinot; medium-plus finish (with 10% Merlot; I must say I have a hard time understanding why someone would blend their Pinot Noir, especially with something as strong and distinctive as Italian Merlot)

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2008 Jermann Blau & Blau 88 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Very dark red violet color; smoky, deep tart currant, violet nose; tangy, tart currant, mineral, grippy palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points (90% Blaufrankisch, 10% Blauburgunder; 20 mos. in French oak)

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2004 Jermann Pignolo Pignacolusse Venezia Giulia IGT 91 Points

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Venezia Giulia IGT

Very dark red violet color; maturing, redolent, appealing, baked berry, dried berry nose; tasty, maturing, rich, tart berry, dried berry, tart currant, mineral, violets palate with grippy, drying tannins; medium-plus finish 91+ points (2 years in new oak)

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