Dinner at Mariusz & Agnieszka's place

Tasted Monday, December 5, 2011 by zink23 with 379 views

Introduction

Starter: Red barscz with white kidney beans
Main: Goose breast slices with pumpkin crunch

Flight 1 (1 Note)

From Mariusz's cellar

Flight 2 (1 Note)

From Joseph's cellar

  • NV Domaine des Griottes La Griotte 91 Points

    France, Vin de Table Français

    Very lively bouquet with some vegetal earthiness and some saliney seaweedy notes. Then quite bright fruit on the palate with crisp, clean mouth feel. No massive complexity on the palate but just a very nice wine to drink.

    (CF/CS blend / Bottle tasted apparently from 2008 vintage though no vintage stated on label as it is a Vin De France)

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

From my cellar

  • 2004 Paolo Bea Montefalco Rosso San Valentino 91 Points

    Italy, Umbria, Montefalco, Montefalco Rosso

    Cloudy, unfiltered aspect. Not as forward on the nose as I remembered when tasted at the producer. Some herbaceous notes, and perhaps some marzipan... Quite plush and velvety mouth feel and needs time to open up with some noticeable signs of volatility, though not in a bad way. With time, acidity started to show through much stronger with a greenish twist in the finish.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

From Mariusz's cellar

  • 2004 Pacina La Malena Toscana IGT 90 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Smokiness and bacon on the nose again, with good fruit on the palate and structured acidity and tannins on the finish. One of the bottles tasted from this batch did seem to have a problem though showing up bitter and very little fruit and much flatter than the other good bottles so perhaps corked/cooked in some way.

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  • NV Can Vendrell (Albet i Noya) Cava Brut 88 Points

    Spain, Cava

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