Modern Italian classics
Copenhagen
Tasted January 29, 2016 by DK Amateur with 328 views
Introduction
This collection of modern day Italian classics were served in a Copenhagen Italian restaurant. Many of the wines belong to what may now be considered the old paradigm of French imitation and barrique but even if I myself tend to drink more neo-traditional Italians (like Burlotto or Montevertine), I was quite impressed and liked them all very much, with the possible exception of a Tenuta Nuova Brunello served blind and of unknown vintage (I thought it was said to be 2012 but that vintage is apparently not on the market yet). All the wines would presumably have benefitted from being tasted over longer time to allow them to show all their complexities. The notes are arranged in the order of serving.
Flight 1 (8 notes)
Red
2008 Gaja Barbaresco
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Not very expressive and quite fiercely tannic. Too young or perhaps insufficiently aerated. Fine but kind of remote notes of dark fruit and tar but less polished than expected. Will surely be a fine food wine in time.
Red
2002 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Sassicaia
Warm, dark, velvety wine. Harmony and elegance, layered maturity. Excellent for a vintage which is presumably not very good generally.
Red
2005 Domenico Clerico Barolo Percristina
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Very dark for a nebbiolo and full of black fruit. Initially smooth and then quite a tannic attack. Precise and dense and ending in aromas of velvety refinement. I liked this much more than I had expected given my normal preference for the more red-fruited airy style of nebbiolo.
Red
2005 Soldera (Az. Agr. Case Basse) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Complex and beautiful, this opened up with meaty and organic aromas (including a hint of wet dog) and then moved on to spicy plum and cherry aromas with hints of Italian herbs. Fine aftertaste which somehow combines organic complexity and purity. Lovely now.
Red
2009 Romano Dal Forno Amarone della Valpolicella Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella
Extremely deep-coloured. This 16,5 % wine is overwhelming in a good way: Rich nose of Autumn leaves, raisins, grapes and tar, Thick in the mouth with a slight sweetness, lots of tannin and an extremely long aftertaste. Awesome. More black-fruited than I remember Quintarelli's Amarone to be.
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