Italy on shoestring
Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street
Tasted Saturday, July 15, 2023 by chatters with 40 views
Introduction
An opportunity to try a few Italian wines at the lower end of the budgetary space.
Flight 1 (12 Notes)
Closing
A few dogs but also a few rather pleasant wines here as well. I enjoyed the sparkling, Correggia roero nebbiolo, querciabella Mongrana and la dama Vini valpolicella classico
NV Bellenda Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene 'Cosi e' Col Fondo
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
Citrus, mineral, a little saline tang…all of which translates to the palate, more frizzante than sparkling, textured grip is reinforced by the bubbles, simple, S'okay.
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2019 La Dama Molinara Sui Lieviti Bollicella
Italy, Veneto, Veronese IGT
Medium minus intensity aromas, a little funky, muted red fruit. The red fruit slightly more prevalent on the palate, plenty of grippy textured rasp against the tongue, long but fairly anonymous with a slightly off note on the finish. Nah.
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2021 Matteo Correggia Roero Arneis
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
Slightly green underpin, a little unripe peach, earthy minerality, fruit grows with time and hand warmth, a little savoury underpin. Juicy, tangy, less green on the palate, silky grip, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Hmm.
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2022 Fontaleoni Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Italy, Tuscany, San Gimignano, Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Quite green stone fruit, a little peach as well as a touch of citrus. Juicy, tangy, silky burr, slight alcohol warmth, simple, clean, pleasant.
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2021 Petilia Greco di Tufo
Italy, Campania, Greco di Tufo DOCG
Medium minus intensity aromas show a smidge of stone fruit, touch of salinity; almost a green olive note. Super tangy and grippy, savoury, that saline note translates to the palate. All about structure. Needs food.
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2021 Guido Porro Dolcetto d'Alba
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba
All ripe cherry tending to slightly jammy plum notes. A little sweet spice in support. Juicy tends to medium plus acidity that ripe fruit has a little savoury underpin and there is a softly textured burr and a bit too much alcohol warmth on the finish. Not for me.
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2020 Gianfranco Alessandria Barbera d'Alba
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Oaky caramel and sweet spice over muted red cherry. Lashings of oak and alcohol on the palate, woody tannins, muted fruit, Not very nice.
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2022 Fontaleoni Chianti Colli Senesi
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Colli Senesi
Savoury, smidge of Bretty farmyard joins the slightly pretty cherry fruit, touch of woody spice. Juicy, medium plus intensity acid, more woody in the mouth, drying grip is coarse, fruit muted. Simple. Meh
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2021 Querciabella Mongrana Rosso
Italy, Tuscany, Maremma, Maremma Toscana
Pretty cherry and red berry and a little sweet spice, touch of herbaceousness in support. Slightly jubey notes here as well. Juicy, fleshy, savoury, needs time to settle down on this tasting, plenty of drying, grippy, slightly woody tannins touch of white pepper joins the red hued fruits here. Okay
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2020 Matteo Correggia Roero
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
Simple red fruits, a little floral lift, touch of orange peel as well. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, red hued fruit, softly textured, fine, powdery tannins persist long. Slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Simple but balanced and long.
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2020 Mauro Veglio Langhe Nebbiolo Angelo
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
A little sweet spice and caramel joins black plummy fruit, fruit tea and a little dried herb note. Despite the promising nose this proves quite disappointing on the palate, fairly dilute. Meh.
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2021 La Dama Valpolicella Classico
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico
Pretty red berry and cherry fruit, super fresh, very slight tomato leaf note. In the mouth it's equally juicy, fresh, same fruit profile with a tiny savoury note and a soft tannic burr. Long, balanced, rather nice.
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