Community Tasting Note

• RajivAyyangar wrote: 86 points

  December 4, 2023 - [0.5] Blinds at Mission Bay Wine and Cheese (Mission Bay Wine and Cheese): Pale yellow. Dry. Noble reduction and new French oak on the nose.
  Slight frizzante (?)
  Light body.
  12% alcohol.
  High acid. Slightly bitter at the end.
  
  Laterals:
  - Chardonnay - reductive style, french - Burgundy.
  - Hunter Semillon with age.
  - Slightly oaked Chenin.
  
  Maybe: 2020 Chardonnay, Burgundy, chablis, premier cru.
  
  Tasting it again: Noble reduction, but no oak, and high alcohol.
  
  Final call: 2017 Hunter Semillon.
  
  Actually: 2021 Curatolo Arini, Catarrato (grape), Sicily, Italy. - NON-CLASSIC
  Whoah - never had this before. Super reductive and very high acid with no bitterness. I think alcohol (as it warms up), is medium - 12%.
  Interesting. Pretty good and refreshing. Learning: I had to let it warm up to distinguish oak from noble reduction.
  
  Miss: Alcohol is higher - probably12-12.5%. I think I really wanted it to be Hunter Semillon.
  
  From a retailer site: Made from 100% organically farmed Catarratto, handpicked in early September. The grapes were destemmed and saw a cold maceration on the skins for several hours, followed by soft pressing and fermentation in temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks; it was aged *sur lies* for 50 days prior to bottling.

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