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2004 Bucci Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Villa Bucci
7/21/2020 - avp wrote:
Beautiful golden colour with amber highlights.
Open and aromatic on the evolved nose. Golden apple to stonefruits with hazelnuts, juniper, fennel seeds and vanilla.
Dry, medium bodied and balanced by a citrusy streak of acidity. Some almond cookies, saline touch, nutty nuances and fennel to aniseed spiciness. A hint of lavender. Long finish.
A great white and drinking superbly!
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1961 Ermete Franchino Gattinara
5/8/2020 - avp wrote:
A bottling by a Gattinara based wine seller if I've understood correctly.
Rightaway upon opening a stunning nose with floral aromas and dark but surprisingly fresh fruit notes flying out of the glass. Unfortunately the palate seems disjointed and lacking precision.
After a while the aromatic burst settles and notes of tobacco, tar, incense and wood oil take the limelight. A balsamic lift appears as well as some licorice and the dark fruit makes way for a more peachy character. After an hour the nose slowly starts to wear. On the mid-weight palate the fruit keeps on focusing and there's actually rather nice balance after some half an hour of decanting. Some lift and a touch of sweet bandaid-y brett. Even if the palate strenghtens while the nose is going down, the aftertaste never gets beyond the uninteresting mid-length old-wine figgy sameness.
So, the nose and palate never really sang together in full harmony. Still definitely a nice bottle of wine!
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2010 Roagna Langhe Rosso
4/15/2020 - avp wrote:
Some serious aromatics here. Ripe but lively fruit on the nose. Cherry to red berries, ripe strawberry notes. Lilacs! I love lilacs even if I don't get them often in Piedmont (more a Pauillac thing in my books). A cooling licorice character that doesn't get medicinal. A touch of tar and smoke but rather refined.
Mid-weight palate with perfect balance. Fruit definitely spot on with considerable but sophisticated grip and a marked acidity animating the fruit. Licorice and smoke in the long aftertaste with a lovely raspberry pip like lift and mellow strawberry as a closing statement. Fruit and structure taking their turns in perfect harmony.
Rather ready to go IMO. No hurry of course, but this is so damn good at the moment, that I see no reason not to pop!
A very fulfilling wine. And one of the best Roagnas I've ever had. A steal at 20€.
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