Tasting Visit to Giuseppe Quintarelli; 11/18/2022-11/19/2022 (Negrar): Tasted at the winery with Francesco - 5th in the lineup. Blend of 40% Cab Sauv, 40% Cab Franc and 20% Merlot. Grapes are dried for 1.5 months - don't need as long to dry given the nature of the grape variety. Interesting here we got to taste two bottles side by side - one that had been opened 2-3 days prior and one opened just then. The bottle that was just opened has a much more expressive nose, but it tighter on the palate vs the one that has been open is less aromatic but softer and more integrated on the palate. I prefer the one that has taken the air.
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Two Months in Roma; 9/6/2022-10/28/2022 (Rome, Italy): On the terrace with generous friends who had just picked this bottle up at the winery. Would have loved to give this a long decant, better yet another decade, but that’s not how we were rolling. Deep dark fruit and raisins on the nose. Lots of complexity going on the palate. Evokes Christmas and spices and fireside sipping. Lovely!
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11/18/2022 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Tasting Visit to Giuseppe Quintarelli; 11/18/2022-11/19/2022 (Negrar): Tasted at the winery with Francesco - 5th in the lineup. Blend of 40% Cab Sauv, 40% Cab Franc and 20% Merlot. Grapes are dried for 1.5 months - don't need as long to dry given the nature of the grape variety. Interesting here we got to taste two bottles side by side - one that had been opened 2-3 days prior and one opened just then. The bottle that was just opened has a much more expressive nose, but it tighter on the palate vs the one that has been open is less aromatic but softer and more integrated on the palate. I prefer the one that has taken the air.
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10/19/2022 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Two Months in Roma; 9/6/2022-10/28/2022 (Rome, Italy): On the terrace with generous friends who had just picked this bottle up at the winery. Would have loved to give this a long decant, better yet another decade, but that’s not how we were rolling. Deep dark fruit and raisins on the nose. Lots of complexity going on the palate. Evokes Christmas and spices and fireside sipping. Lovely!
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