Community Tasting Notes 5

• Collector1855 wrote: 90 points

  July 3, 2023 - Summertime is here and I thought to post something different, especially since I have to go visit friends in Tuscany for a week. Every knows that I do not like Rosé, Prosecco and most Italian whites. I just don't see the aromatic complexity these offerings. But since I don't want to be a party pooper all summer, I found a way out. I usually order a Spritz drink as a replacement. I find this category of mixed drinks so much more appealing then the afore mentioned wine variants.
  There are three similar ones of this kind. Starting with Campari Spritz (90pt), the most bitter and masculine one with bitter orange dominating intermixed with musk. Aperol Spritz (90pt) is the sweetest, with light orange color with more citrus and floral flavors. My favorite though is the Select Spritz (91pt), Select being the Venetian Version of Aperol so to say and it is pretty much a half-way house between Aperol and Campari with beautiful bitter orange flavor but not as bitter as Campari. If you don't find Select ask the barkeeper to blend Aperol and Campari 50/50 to get a proxy for Select Spritz. Cheers and enjoy the summer!

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• wynnewood500 Likes this wine:

  September 1, 2022 - Starts off bitter but evolves in the glass when served over ice. Very nice.

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• gwkozar Likes this wine: 90 points

  March 17, 2017 - i like the bitterness, minimal sweetness.

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• Ombibulous Does not like this wine:

  November 21, 2016 - I didn't really care for it.

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• tudval Does not like this wine: 50 points

  June 10, 2016 - Nothing like it was years ago. Sweet with a simple quinine bitterness. No complexity. Cheaply made, but carrying a premium price.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type Spirits
• Producer Campari
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation Bitter
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Italy
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Codes 081375100618, 081375100670, 088734100708, 3057770000508, 3057770000805, 721059040501, 721059041003, 721059047500, 8000040000802, 8000040001106, 8000040002509, 8000040011327

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• In Cellars 625 (70%)
• Consumed 272 (30%)

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