Monthly Tasting Group EEE #053; Italy

We all had to bring a wine of the theme. We did not know which wines were brought. All wines were poured fully blind, also not knowing when your own wine was poured.

• NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut 90 Points

  France, Champagne

  The first thing to notice are the mild bubbles, but I don’t know how old the bottle is. In the bouquet nutty flavors, brioche some citrus. On the palate the same. A friendly and really pleasant wine with mild, but good acidity and some pleasant slightly oxidized impressions.

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• 2015 Di Leonardo Friuli Grave Friulano Toh! 85 Points

  Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Grave

  Apples, grasses, pear and candy flavors, some anise, mild acidity and bitterness. Pleasant and clean without much complexity. 84 - 85

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• 2015 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco 86 Points

  Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC

  In the bouquet some melon, minerals and rustic flavors. On the palate minerals, ok acidity and some bitterness. Becomes better at a slightly higher temperature.

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• 2011 Moncaro Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Vigna Novali 87 Points

  Italy, Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico

  In the bouquet soft white and yellow fruits and some salty minerals. Same impressions on the palate. Good acidity. Nice and refreshing wine.

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• 2012 Garofoli Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Podium 88 Points

  Italy, Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore

  In the bouquet white fruits like apples and melon. On the palate the same, some licorice and a bit fat. Good acidity. Nice wine.

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• 2006 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano 89 Points

  Italy, Umbria, Montefalco, Montefalco Sagrantino

  In the bouquet cherries, dark forest fruits, leather and tobacco. On the palate dark forest fruits, chocolate, leather and laurel, earth, pepper, some sweet licorice, good acidity and bitterness. The tannin is mature, but still has some bite for a few more years. Overall a firm, but not extremely refined wine.

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• 2012 Poggio Le Volpi Lazio Baccarossa

  Italy, Latium, Lazio

  Primary red berries and yoghurt in the bouquet. On the palate creamy red berries, some vanilla, sweetness and ok acidity. The wine was served a bit too warm, so it was hard to score.

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