AiS Arezzo
Arezzo
Tasted Monday, October 6, 2014 by quaglia with 568 views
Introduction
Very nice meeting with great italian sommeliers showing their skill on a bunch of beautiful wines.
Flight 1 (16 Notes)
Closing
Impressed by the quality of the wines, Gianfranco Fino's ES and Conterno Fantino's Ginestrino above all.
NV Charles Ellner Champagne Grande Réserve Brut 86 Points
France, Champagne
Golden brilliant Yellow. Very fine and persistent perlage
Agrumes and yeast at nose, with toasted notes.
Oxydized entry, toasted, followed by a very good fresh finish
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2013 Alois Lageder Kalterersee Classico Römigberg 84 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
Light ruby red, with a purple rim.
A bit closed at nose, alcohol dominant, then some cherries.
Very good acidity at taste, a very easy wine, with a normal structure.
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2012 Conterno Fantino Langhe Nebbiolo Ginestrino 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Nice ruby red.
Very rich nose, vanilla, red fruits (cherries above all) and then spices like black pepper.
Coherent at taste, rich, rounded, and alcoholic, almost peppery.
with sweet Woody tannins.
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2000 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Viña Gravonia
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Maybe I don't understand this wine.
Oxydized, but yet very fresh.
Just alcohol and wood at taste...no structure at all...
Many people liked that
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2012 Poderi Capecci San Savino Offida Pecorino Ciprea 86 Points
Italy, Marche, Offida Pecorino
Light Golden Yellow.
Very nice at nose, almost aromatic hints. Yellow flowers and minerals. Fruity and alcohol.
Weak structure at taste, but a lot of minerality and acidity.
LM 85/2013 Ais 85-90/2014
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2011 Marta Valpiani Albana di Romagna Delyus 83 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Albana di Romagna DOCG
Brilliant golden yellow.
Peppermint, mineral. Very subtue agrumes hints.
Mineral at taste, weak structure, but correct.
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2012 Tenuta La Viola Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore Il Colombarone 83 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore
Ruby red.
Nice at nose, straight sweet wood, then alcohol note and vegetal.
Tannice and vegetal at taste, with more alcohol then structure, a bit unbalanced.
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2010 Berti Stefano Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore Ravaldo 87 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna
Full ruby red, with purple rim.
Alcohol at nose, but then a rich red fruit and spices: coffee and chocolate).
Coherent at taste.
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2012 Guicciardini Strozzi Bolgheri Ocra 84 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
Intense ruby red.
Floreal nose: geranium, carnation, vegetal and spicy (coffee).
Good acidity, but with bitter tannins still detached.
Young
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2010 Azienda Agricola di Angelo Calcabrina Umbria Calcabrina Foglio 11 83 Points
Italy, Umbria
Intense ruby red.
Fruity nose (red fruits), with some singular tar hints.
Tannins dominated structure, but also acidity and fruity at taste. A bit unbalanced.
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2006 R. López de Heredia Rioja Crianza Viña Cubillo 84 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Consistent ruby red.
Alcohol prevailing at nose. Red fruits and spices (Tobacco).
At taste dry, good acidity and tannic. A bit of wood showing up.
Persistent for tannins, but fine.
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2007 Castello di Monsanto Nemo Vigneto Il Mulino Toscana IGT 85 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Full ruby red, consistent.
Some alcohol notes at nose, tneh red fruit and spices (leather).
Fruity at taste, with vegetal notes. Full body. Long final, with sweet wood notes. A bit unbalanced, with harshness still dominant.
LM 89/2011;
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2009 Marta Valpiani Sangiovese di Romagna Castrum Castrocari 86 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna
Intense, alive ruby red. Consistent.
Red fruit in alcohol at nose. Plum. Violet.
Well balanced at taste, alcohol, acidity and a good fruit. a bit bitter ending.
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2012 Frank Cornelissen Magma 84 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Ruby red with purple rim. Consistent.
Intense nose, with chewy fruits in alcohol, but also flowery and some evolution notes.
Dominant tannins at taste, with a mineal imprint. Young and unbalanced.
Not sure about tasted vintage
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2012 Moulin de Gassac Grenache 83 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Pays d'Hérault
Ruby red, with violet rim. Medium consistent.
Game notes (fur) at nose, followed by hints of red fruit and rose.
Tannins and alcohol with a good fruit, good acidity, with a sufficient structure.
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2012 Gianfranco Fino Primitivo di Manduria "Es" 91 Points
Italy, Puglia, Primitivo di Manduria
Intense, opaque ruby red. Purple rim. Consistent.
Nice, complex rich nose. Very fine, with red fruits and sweet spices. Anis.
Wonderful at taste: velvety, wrapping my mouth with integrated tannins and fruit. alcoholic (16,5%!!), but not disturbing. Persistent, with a mineral ending.
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