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2021 COS Frappato

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11/26/2023 - EllisWine Likes this wine: 92 points

Light garnet, spicy nose with touch of barnyard, delicious fruit and long finish seems to have a frizzante touch of youth Has had bimodal reviews If you like wines that conjure up a vision of chickens in the dooryard of a winery where wine is made with love then you will love this wonderful wine.

  • Comment posted by wkasimer:

    3/30/2024 5:42:00 PM - This was spot on, and you’re right, if you like this style it’s great! I can’t handle the funk though and it went down the drain.
White

2021 Suavia Soave Classico Superiore Monte Carbonare

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12/9/2023 - Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 92 points

Splendid. No tasting notes for me to crib from. What is wrong with you trackers of the cellar? My strength is freeloading off others. I am a parasite by profession and by my age you come to recognise what you are good at. What I am not good at is sounding like I have a clue when I am out front.

But age does confer some benefits other than gout, dementia, chronic flatulence and a tendency to tell the same story over and over. Have internet connection, will travel. Decanter gave this vintage of this wine a high stiffy award. I concur.

Yet another of the things of which I know less than I should is Soave. I have enjoyed it when I have had it and often thought that I should explore it more, but then other things (porn and YouTube mostly) have intervened. So, you can imagine my unbridled joy when the chance came to sample this well blinged up winery.

My experience of Soave had led me to expect a rather more flinty, restrained creature, so imagine my surprise when I got a texturally intriguing, deep wine, with layers of exuberant fruit. There is some minerality to finish but this wine is damned succulent.

This is a wine made in stainless steel to keep things pure and the flavours to me are stone fruit (apricot?), lemon and almond. One review speaks of Cantaloupe and I can see that, but I will stick with Apricot - on a spectrum of rich, almost unctuous but still with some cut.

This is not a cheap wine of its type in Oz, but it is a joy that still engages the mind. It also damned near conquered the public lavatory characters of an octopus salad that I had (seafood really is revolting), when I felt guilty for not giving my decrepit body some seafood - despite its loathsome smell and taste it is said to be good for you.

  • Comment posted by wkasimer:

    1/3/2024 1:16:00 AM - Thank you for the amusing read! I will drink this tonight and def will post a review though it will not be nearly the good read that yours is!
Red

2018 Vietti Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne

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8/21/2021 - wkasimer Likes this wine: 90 points

Bright cherry and thyme on the nose. All that plus some oak spice on the palate. Strong acid, medium body and finish. Knocked it out of the park with pizza, and a bargain to boot! Great job!

  • Comment posted by wkasimer:

    11/25/2021 4:38:00 AM - That is very interesting, thank you so much! I will be in Piemonte in the spring!
Red

2017 Diego Conterno Barbera d'Alba Ferrione

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2/27/2021 - wkasimer Likes this wine: 91 points

Bright acid which held up 3 days. Lovely fruit which was fab with cheesy lasagna

  • Comment posted by wkasimer:

    8/25/2021 3:44:00 PM - Opened another bottle. Peppery and as lovely as the first. Everything you want in barbera d’alba!
Red

2017 Trimbach Pinot Noir Reserve

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3/15/2021 - wkasimer Likes this wine: 88 points

Balanced acid, earth mid palate and delicious. Exactly what I was looking for. Moderate fruit.

  • Comment posted by wkasimer:

    3/26/2021 2:33:00 PM - Thanks - changed the rating.
White

2017 Suavia Soave Classico

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10/4/2020 - wkasimer Likes this wine: 88 points

Great with pasta, even a carbonara

  • Comment posted by wkasimer:

    10/4/2020 3:31:00 PM - Tina thinks there is a strange flavor on the finish. May be a factor of the grape rather than a flaw

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