March 16, 2024 - Un blanc oxydatif provenant d’une petite parcelle. C’est plutôt corpulent, sur la retenue. L’amertume est marquée, on sent le terroir, la minéralité, avec une pointe fumée. Manque un peu de charme et de profondeur. Meilleur à table. Bien.
January 21, 2024 - Carricante grown at 600 to 650 meters above sea level, fermented and aged in 10-hectolitre barrels. 13% vol.
The nose was very muted at opening so I decided to decant an hour before dinner that helped a lot. On the nose citrus flavours with a mixture of mineral notes and a touch of honey, on the palate dense, dry and fresh with a long, slightly bitter finish that asks for food.
Not easy to judge this wine, the nose improved a lot with air but on the palate the bitterness got stronger with air and time. It gives the impression of a great white that is somehow in a difficult in between phase, I will wait an additional 2 years for my next bottle before rating it again.
March 14, 2023 - Color: deep yellow. Oxidative.
August 2, 2022 - This bottle was not as expressive as previous ones I've opened. Light citrus fruit and some pungency, bright and gripping on the palate with some floral flavor. It's possible this was very faintly corked and muted, so take this note with a grain of salt.
December 10, 2021 - Bouquet with tropical fruit, grape and herbs. Lots of things going on the nicely fruity, aromatic and complex palate, citrus, dried peach, mango, roasted nuts, minerality and granite, sour notes and salinity. Good acidity to match the fruit component. Dry, topical and a bit sour aftertaste. The overall taste profile is attractively clear cut and linear. This is very good now but will continue to develop and get even better. This feels like the missing link between Tondonia's whites and white Musar, hard to imagine a better place for a white wine to be unless one is prepared to invest substantial amounts of money. To me the 2015 was good but the 2016 clearly supersedes it, the same goes for the nice 2017.
October 22, 2021 - 20 months after the prior. PnP, needs about 30 minutes in the glass to open. Shows a bit more depth now, nice nose with flowering and a hint of hazelnut, on the palate still not where it should be, nice bitter note, good concentration and length but somehow a bit disjointed, but this is criticism on high level, it is already very good (90 to 91) but I'm quite sure there will come more in a couple of years.
August 9, 2021 - 4/6. continues to excel at the table (see 1/4/21 note).
black sea bass, creamed white corn w/roasted poblano & Anaheim chilies & lemon thyme; cumin-roasted okra w/zatar & lemon, red currant tomatoes
April 30, 2021 - Délicieux. Vaut la peine d'être attendu quelques années. 92
February 7, 2021 - Tout simplement délicieux. Le nez est enivrant. C'est très expressif, on a des notes de fruits exotiques (mangue et ananas), bubble gum, poivre blanc et vanille. C'est bien rond en bouche. Parfait avec une coquille saint-jacques.
January 4, 2021 - pale gold, citrine, bright; orange blossom & zest, flint, subtle toasted almond; med+ weight, full, not heavy; ripe Meyer lemon, conservative acidity, mineral, excellent length; will go for several more years at minimum, maybe more. $ w/dinner.
bucatini 'al limone', escarole & anchovy, Sicilian pecorino, country ham