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Monday night at Bottega Favorita
Birmingham, AL
Tasted May 9, 2005 by 1800kidney with 782 views
Introduction
Group of 5 enjoyed a lovely evening with terrific food and wines..
Started off with a Prosecco, can't miss
Personal choices were the home made ravioli stuffed with sage, and served with crawfish in a brown butter sauce followed by New Zealand Venison with a red wine reduction and figs. Ended with a cheese plate; parmigiano reggiano was the prize
Flight 1 (1 note)
Red
2001 Brancaia Chianti Classico
90 points
Medium-bodied and with lovely deep color, and terrific fruit and well-balanced tannins; good value
Flight 2 (1 note)
Red
2001 Falesco Lazio Montiano
92 points
Decanted, but still very closed up..over next two hours developed rounded mouthfeel with lots of tannins. Fruit came along slowly, but at the end there were plums and cherries..promise of real development. Needs at least 2 more years in the bottle before trying again
Closing
Interesting wines, great compliment to the foods; merlot with the venison was a great choice, but the merlot just didn't take off like it will in a few years