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Fattoria di Piazzano, di Bettarini, Chianti DOCG, 2006
I was going to an event with tons of people, and lots of them are happy to admit that spending more then $20 on a bottle is a waste for them. So I went down to Zupan's and got a number of bottles between $10 and $20 dollars (weighted closer to the ... |
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Allegrini, Palazzo della Torre, 1999
This is a wine we drank years ago. It was recommended to me by a fellow buyer of wine at a local Fred Meyer. But luckily we resisted and saved this one bottle for all these years. It was good back then, and it was better today. First, this is a wine ... |
Jul 20, 2008 |
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Elena Walch, 'Lagrein', Alto Adige (DOC), 2005
Smell: Cumin, musty, peat moss, tar, fennel. Apricot! Taste: Definitely dried apricot. Raisin. Fennel. Marionberry. The mouth-feel was a 2% milk consistency. Finish: Apricot and marionberry, and a granny smith apple driness. Cost: Rating: 7.5 |
Mar 6, 2008 |
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Fontanabianca, Sori Burdin (DOCG), Barbaresco, 2001
Smell: Chemical, wet-socks, lighter fluid -- sharp (not good). Taste: Bark, dryness of a crisp apple, raisin. Finish: Moss. Bark. Wood -- not oak or cedar, something more like fir. Earthy. Herbs: oregano and thyme. Very little (if any) fruit ... |
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Perazzeta 'Rita' Montecucco, Sangiovese, 2004
Smell: Sharp alcohol smell. Underneath there's hay, dirt, ferns and mushroom. Vegetable (artichoke), pepper and a hint of cherry. Taste: Plum, pepper, marionberry and artichoke. Finish: Pepper and marionberry. The pepper really lingers--spicy! ... |
Jan 3, 2008 |
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Caravaggio, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (DOCG), 2004
Smell: Moss, mushroom and prune. Earthy like a forest floor. Taste: Dirt, campfire and pine needles. Slightly sweet. Tastes like a cold lake. Finish: Prunes and vegetables (zucchini, green beans and eggplant). Cost: Rating: 8.0 |
Dec 29, 2007 |
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Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico (DOCG), 2003
Smell: Turpentine and paint (no, not good). After the nose burn, hints of green bean and asparagus. Taste: Blackberry and currant. Overly sweet. Finish: Pie cherry, huckleberry and pomegranate. Slightly sour. Ear wax bitterness (yuck). Medium-bodied. ... |
Dec 24, 2007 |
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Bruno Giacosa, Roero Arneis, 2004
Smell: Nothing--possibly a hint of lime. Taste: Citrus, lime, artichoke and herbs (sage). Crisp and light-bodied. Reminiscent of a muted Sauvignon Blanc (in a good way). Finish: Citrus--lemon and lime. A bit of an indiscernible nutty flavor. Cost: ... |
Dec 24, 2007 |
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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, 'Vigna di Pianrosso', Brunello di Montalcino, 2001
Smell: At first, very perfumey--difficult to smell anything else. Later, the smell was indiscernible: sort of a weird decay, maybe old plastic. And asparagus. Taste: Nasty taste. Decaying fruit. Later, there were more spices--saffron and a sweet Asian ... |
Dec 9, 2007 |
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Ognissole, Primitivo di Manduria, 2004
Smell: Sulfur, raisin, peat, fertilizer, bat guano. Taste: Peat, raisin ass, bat ass, dried fruit. Like deep-fried Mars bars--sweet. Very earthy. Our description of this wine sounds terrible, but it was a very good bottle. Finish: Very smooth, raisin. ... |
Sep 2, 2007 |
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Sabazio, Rosso di Montepulciano (Tuscany), 2005
Smell: Peat, earthy. Taste: Sweet, chemically, peat, mossy. Finish: Chemical, gritty (needs to cellar a bit longer and it will mellow out). Cost: Rating: |
Aug 18, 2007 |
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Gaetano D'Aquino, Pinot Grigio, 2005
Smell: Citrus. Taste: Chemical, kind of flat, floral, a little bit like earl grey tea. A good light white summer wine. Finish: Chemical. Cost: Rating: |
Jul 29, 2007 |
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Casa Contini, Biferno, Reserva, 2001
Smell: -- Taste: Another good table wine. Not great, but you can't always drink insanely expensive wine. And this is not a bad one to drink. Finish: -- Cost: Rating: |
Jul 1, 2007 |
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Uno, Barbaresco, 2002
Smell: Cherry, ethanol. Taste: Light like a pinot, complicated. We didn't feel we were giving it a fair chance since we were having gorgonzola crab leg tortellini -- our palates were dead. A lot less fruit. A tannic taste of a cabarnet and more ... |
Jun 24, 2007 |