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Pre Auction Wine Tasting w/ lots of Italians
NYC
Tasted August 18, 1999 by mdefreitas with 646 views
Flight 1 (18 notes)
White
1994 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Kabinett
91 points
Floral, tropical fruits, lime nose. Similar tastes, complex, some peaches, fruity yet totally dry and firm, with incredible acidity, almost to a fault. Granny Smith apple and pertol finish. Very nice.
White - Off-dry
Red
1993 Antinori Tignanello
86 points
Complex, buttery raspberry nose. Candied cherry. Nice finish. Pleasant wine.
Red
1996 Antinori Tignanello
86 points
Cherry, tart. Nicely balanced, but an unpleasant finish. Closing down?
Red
1994 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
89 points
Rich red raspberry, earth. Good fruit concentration. Very nice.
Red
1995 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
86 points
Soft texture, easy drinking wine. Tart... too tart?
Red
1993 Terra di Ripenera Toscana IGT
86 points
Red fruits, a bit of age showing? Lack of structure? Pleasant.
Red
Red
1993 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Ornellaia Vino da Tavola
84 points
Cherry, earth. Light in style, but pleasant.
Red
1995 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco Toscana IGT
86 points
Cherry, fairly ripe. Good grip, acidic. No nose, but has potential.
Red
1994 Castello Romitorio Sant' Antimo Romito del Romitorio
84 points
Soft red fruit nose. Cherry, soft, pleasant. No structure.
Red
1995 Castello Banfi Summus
84 points
Dark berries, earth on the nose, cherry on the palate. Dusty texture. Nice, but light on the fruit.
Red
1990 Tenuta Col d'Orcia Olmaia Cabernet
87 points
Dark red. Light nose. Roasted meats. Syrah like. Tannic, with some spice.
Red
1995 Luce della Vite Lucé
87 points
Cherry, ripe. Big nose but TANNIC! Needs time, but seems to show promise, if the fruit holds up.
Red
1993 Podere Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione Alta Valle della Greve IGT
89 points
Rich red fruits. Ripe, nice balance.
Red
1988 Tenute del Cabreo Il Borgo Toscana IGT
80 points
Slight chemical taste in an otherwise mediore wine.
White - Off-dry
1996 Hermann J. Wiemer Semi-Dry Johannisberg Riesling
85 points
Light nose, sweet minerals. Pleasant but simple. A little diluted.
White - Off-dry
1971 Weingut Johannishof (H.H. Eser) Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
89 points
Dark gold. Light nose, peach, apple cobbler, losing acidity. Seems to be on the way down.