Italian and Spanish Tasting

Wine Gallery
Tasted Saturday, June 13, 2009 by Alex H with 1,108 views

Flight 1 - The Spaniards (11 Notes)

Flight 2 - The Italians (10 Notes)

  • 2004 Gaja Barbaresco 86 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Being young, the nose is still very much alc lifted but already I can sense the brooding dark florals. Persistent dark red cherries offering lots of good weight to last. Also sensing an air of mocha, licourice and dark anise notes waiting to explode with time. Much more elegant expression than the Gaja Sperss.

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  • 2004 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

    Inkish plums and perfumed dark flowers and incense. More modernly styled with alc driven black plums, blackberries, dark mocha and coffee beans roasted with more black berries. Big but relatively more restrained than other parker leaning wines. I added additional 3 points on second tasting because this exploded with an absolutely stunning nose of dark brooding handsome black fruits. The palate had evolved quite a bit and became tamer on the alc , revealing its true nature more readily. This will be a really great wine in time to come.

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  • 2004 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Grandi Annate 85 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

    Super interesting wine that smells exactly like a salted vegetable shop that can be found at a wet market. Its like entering the shop with all the sichuan style prepared preserved vegetable hanging out to dry . Also herbal and green. On the palate, this really is like a spicy savory vegetable soup with spicy kick finish and dry tannins. Really interesting wine.

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  • 2004 Avignonesi Desiderio 86 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    A lithe of farmyardish scents, smelly ass and spiced raspberries. Lovely delivery of polished dark cherries that is covered with salty savory burnt caramel. Excellently well integrated wine. Burgundian with some soilyness. Finish just a hair short but a well made wine.

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  • 2004 Bersano Barbera d'Asti Costalunga 79 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti

    Sweet confected nose of blackberry pie compote. Thick concentrated fruits with some waning acidity and no finish. Very approachable now and competes head on with modernly styled aussies on their turf.

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  • 2005 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 83 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

    Dark confected fruits, pain grille. Sweet and somewhat artificial fruits, more so than the 06 tried. Some smokiness.

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  • 2006 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico 84 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

    Bug spray , metallic minerality and hot stones. Good body of cherry fruits. Still tannic and really needs time to soften up but at the moment quite impressed by the package.

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  • 2005 Zonin Amarone della Valpolicella 82 Points

    Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella

    Dark confected blackforest cake and cherry liquer. Liquorised dark fruits and dried raisins. Standardish amarone backed by nice chocolate component.

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  • 2005 Masi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Costasera 78 Points

    Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

    Caramelised dark soy sauce. Not what I expect an amarone to be. Kinda watered down. Feels more like an extracted bordeaux.

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  • NV Zonin Moscato d'Asti Dolce 80 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Moscato d'Asti

    Typical nose of syrupy uplifting sweet florals. Sugar cane and orange zest flavoured.

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