Turkish Feast with Italian Wines

Chez Gence and Elif, Santa Rosa, California
Tasted Saturday, November 5, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 499 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - Sparkling Starter (1 Note)

  • NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Rosé Reserve 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Light medium pink orange (onion skin) color with lots of tiny bubbles; baked orange, lightly savory, tart peach nose; very tasty, poised, elegant, tart peach, mineral, tart apple palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 2 - White Flight (4 Notes)

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  • 1996 Le Macchiole Paleo Bianco Toscana IGT 90 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Light medium orange color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; mature, oxidized, clarified butter, argan oil, smoky nose; oxidative, nutty, argan oil, mineral, old lemon palate; medium-plus finish (oxidized, for sure, but grew on me over the course of our first couple dishes and went well with the food)

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  • 2001 Umani Ronchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Villa Bianchi 87 Points

    Italy, Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore

    Medium golden orange color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; intense, oxidized, oxidized apple, hazelnut nose; hazelnut, baked pear, caramelized butter palate; medium-plus finish (at this age, there's a lot of umami in this Umani)

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  • 2007 Marisa Cuomo Costa d'Amalfi Furore Bianco Fiorduva 90 Points

    Italy, Campania, Costa d'Amalfi Furore

    Light golden yellow color; pear, pear nector, lightly honeyed, botrytis nose; fresh and clean, tart poached pear, honeyed, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (blend of Ripoli, Fenile and Ginestra)

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  • 2009 Cantina Terlan Sauvignon Terlano Quarz 91 Points

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano

    Light yellow color; nice, tart citrus, herbal, dill nose; tasty, oily textured, tart citrus, mineral, stony palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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Flight 3 - Mature Brunellos (3 Notes)

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Flight 4 - Super Tuscans (4 Notes)

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Flight 5 - 1982 Flight (3 Notes)

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  • 1982 Prunotto Barbaresco Montestefano 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Bricking very dark red violet color; dried cherry, dried berry, tar nose; tasty, maturing, tar, dried berry, dried plum palate with firm tannins; long finish 92+ points

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  • 1982 Gaja Barbaresco Sorì Tildìn 96 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Bricked very dark red violet color; caramel, light chocolate, dried cherry nose; tasty, complex, youthful, dried cherry, tar palate with very firm, sweet tannins; will go 20-30 years; long finish

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  • 1982 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Dark ruby color with clarity and pale meniscus; dried berry, grenadine syrup, tart cherry nose; tight yet, dried cherry, tart cherry, grenadine syrup, milk chocolate, tar palate with firm tannins; long finish

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Flight 6 - Sweet Finish (1 Note)

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  • 2000 Viticoltori De Conciliis Passito RA Paestum IGT 93 Points

    Italy, Campania, Paestum IGT

    From 375 ml - medium bricked red color with 2 millimeter clear meniscus and tiny floating sediment; blood orange marmalade, preserved cherry, vanilla nose; tasty, dried cherry, dried berry, blood orange marmalade, white chocolate, chocolate orange syrup palate; long finish

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