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Tasted June 20, 2006 by Russell Faulkner with 1,268 views
Flight 1 (22 notes)
White
2004 Planeta Fiano Sicilia Cometa
86 points
Light-mid gold, lots of fresh honeydew on the nose, concentrated, almost off dry, a little spritzy acidity, heavy with high alcohol, a fat slag of a wine, and not my style, score reflects this.
White
2004 Schiopetto Collio Friulano
85 points
Slightly nondescript, some oak but a bit dilute, especially after the Planeta, sour finish.
White
1994 Cantina Terlan Chardonnay
89 points
Quite light creamy oak, this is only just bottled after a long time in foudre (or tank), very fresh, some oily concentrated fruit, slight fresh nut quality, nice enough.
Red
1996 Poderi Luigi Einaudi Barolo
87 points
Light dusty, quite mature looking, a bit tart on the nose, slightly thin, some roast almond, overmature (for one of the younger wines), porcini finish.
Red
1996 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato
90 points
Younger, light style, bright cherry, solid but thin tannins, all present but still too young, enough stuffing for the long run?
Red
1996 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis
94 points
Smoky, a bit lifted, bacon and very dark fruits, big blocky tannins with a long tinned olive and chocolate finish, so young. Great big style Barolo.
Red
1996 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne
95 points
Much riper sweeter fruit, just a little oak, again those solid bruising tannins, layered black forest gateaux flavours, so big, so balanced, very long
Red
1995 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba
91 points
A bit dumb on the nose, young? quite inky with dense tannin plummy, not showing much savoury character yet.
Red
1995 Roberto Voerzio Barolo La Serra
90 points
Darker, more traditional? some sweet oak though, plummy dark fruit.
Red
1989 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc
88 points
Great nose, a bit lifted but palate much weaker, some fragrant coca-cola notes, a bit odd, very overpriced based on this.
Red
1990 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo Cannubbio
88 points
A bit volatile? Muddy, some interesting earthy notes but tannins already overpower the fruit.
White - Sparkling
1999 Lilbert-Fils Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Millésimé Cramant
91 points
In a funny place right now, already shed its initial fresh, almost tannic acidity, less expressive than recent bottles. Possibly poor storage ;).
White - Sparkling
1999 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chetillons
92 points
Spicy bread pudding nose, nice balance, great pure chardonnay, never going to be a great Peters but perfectly pleasant.
Red
1990 Gromis (Gaja) Barolo Conteisa Cerequio
93 points
Soft mineral, coal, sour haribo, quite modern and almost overbearing(?) but lovely now.
Red
1989 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Colonnello
91 points
Beautiful nose of orange peel and soft wood, super.
Red
1989 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo
90 points
Elegant, classic style but acid slightly overpowering, lifted finish, perhaps just too warm?
Red
1982 Fontanafredda Barolo Lazzarito Vigna la Delizia
90 points
Quite light, soft cherry, very fragrant fully mature, very nice.
Red
Red
1982 Mauro Molino Barolo
88 points
A bit stinky, showing Barolo character still but only just, a bit of a husk of a wine, drink up
Red
White - Sweet/Dessert
2000 Maculan Acininobili
94 points
Quite complex and full, nailed this one (fluke) pear tarte tatin, superlong finish but quite low acid, some almond/marzipan.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1997 Isole e Olena Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
85 points
Didn't really like this, some barley sugar but not much left.