Community Tasting Notes 5

• Paul S wrote: 88 points

  October 14, 2013 - Hermitage Drinks (Hermitage, One Marina Boulevard): Rather better than the last time around a couple of years back - this has softened up and opened up somewhat to make for a pretty decent drink. Blind and decanted, we all guessed Pinot Noir, but could not place where on earth it came from. The nose showed some earthy, barnyardy funk followed by sweet cherry notes and bits of spice and bramble - pretty nice, could almost have been Burgundian, save for some minty green hints at the very edges of the bouquet. I thought the palate was anything but Burgundian though. It had qutie a bit of sweet, sappy fruit with cherries and sweet blackberries showing a little bit of heat. That apart, the wine was decently balanced, albeit with some green limey acidity, and well-structured with firm, but certainly plusher tannins than I noted from the last bottle. All in all, still closer in expression to the new world than to France. There was a good bit of lime-stoney minerality on the midpalate as well smoke, spice, and some bitter bramble at the finish. I thought the bitterness was a little distracting, but taken all together, this was actually pretty decent. Give it 3-4 years more, and it should be slightly improved again.

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• Paul S wrote: 87 points

  October 6, 2011 - "Simple" Midweek Dinner - Variety is the Spice of Life (Giant Garoupa Restaurant): Drinkable but not great. This wine's great achievement was perhaps that it was rather a ringer for a tough Burgundy village - perhaps a Nuit St Georges from a tough vintage like 1998. The nose was somewhat a straddle of the old and new worlds, with sweet ripe fruit aromas reminiscent of red cherries and berries and lots of sweet flower petal notes flecked with just a bit of green. Pretty nice, but the palate was not quite as pleasant for me. This had a slightly musty flavour, a bit of gym socks here I thought, and rather stemmy, herby notes running through its dark cherry notes. Balance was decent, finish had a decent length with a nice earthiness, but it was a bit disjointed and I just could not get past that mustiness. I did not quite know what to make of this.

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• goofy Yno wrote: 85 points

  May 22, 2007 - barnyard, cherry, spice. light tangy attack, with a short finish.

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• kstoddard wrote:

  May 22, 2007 - Cherry, raspberry, spice and pepper. Very hot and alcoholic on the finish.

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• markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 90 points

  May 4, 2007 - At Papagallo, Bologna, Italy. Recommended by Leo, the maitre'd. Light bodied pinot with a good bouquet and fruit. Added weight through dinner. A very enjoyable and surprising Pinot Nero(Blauburgunder?) from the Sud Tirol. I would recommend drinking it early, as it doesn't seem to have the structure for aging.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Weingut Gottardi
• Varietal Blauburgunder
• Designation Mazzon
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Trentino-Alto Adige
• SubRegion Alto Adige
• Appellation Alto Adige - Südtirol

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• Consumed 14 (93%)

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