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Rich Table with Michael and Nadia
Rich Table, SF
Tasted June 24, 2023 by RajivAyyangar with 25 views
Flight 1 (2 notes)
White
2022 Joyce Vineyards Albariño
87 points
Blinded as a ripe Sancerre (didn't get pyrazines, or the intense thiols of NZ). Some papaya (thiols?). No phenolic bitterness. Medium plus acid. Not a lot of terpenes. Nice wine but not identifiably Albarino.
0g/L RS
3.21 pH
-Hand-harvested and foot-treaded to break the berries and allow the juice to come in contact with the skins for 10 hours.
-Fermented at cool temperatures for 28 days and finished bone dry.
-Aged on lees for 4 months. (Lees suspended twice during the aging process)
-Gently crossflow filtered prior to bottling.
-15ppm free SO2 was added only prior to bottling to preserve freshness.
0g/L RS
3.21 pH
-Hand-harvested and foot-treaded to break the berries and allow the juice to come in contact with the skins for 10 hours.
-Fermented at cool temperatures for 28 days and finished bone dry.
-Aged on lees for 4 months. (Lees suspended twice during the aging process)
-Gently crossflow filtered prior to bottling.
-15ppm free SO2 was added only prior to bottling to preserve freshness.
Red
N.V. Balgera Valtellina Alpe Retiche
88 points
Oxidative. Slight dusty cherry. Soft structure for a nebbiolo - Medium tannins. Elevated acid and alcohol. Like a very light Langhe Nebbiolo.