Tasting Notes of Wines around the World
The colour is medium copper, the perlage very fine and persistent. On the nose expressive, with aromas of orange peels and brioche with apricot marmalade filling. In the mouth very tasty, with a medium long aftertaste.
This Champagne Brut Nature is made with 100% Pinot Noir grapes from premier crus vineyards by Brice Allouchery in Écueil. Continue reading “Pinots Noirs”
The colour is deep ruby. On the nose ribes, raspberries, red cherries. In the mouth velvety and fruity. The aftertaste is medium long.
This wine is made with 100% Uva Rara grapes by Azienda Agricola Pietro Torti in the Oltrepò Pavese wine region of Italy. It is bio certified. Continue reading “Uvarara 2022”
The colour is deep ruby. On the nose cardamom, cumin, menthol, dried prunes and sour cherries. In the mouth a good balance between the structure of the tannin and the freshness. The aftertaste is medium long.
This Cesanese del Piglio DOCG Superiore is made by Coletti Conti with 100% Cesanese d’Affile grapes in Agnani, in the Frosinone province of Lazio, southeast of Rome. Continue reading “Herbicus 2021”
The colour is deep garnet. On the nose prune, fig marmellate and kirsch. In the mouth fresh, with drying tannins. The aftertaste is medium long.
This Valtellina Superiore DOCG is made by La Torre with Nebbiolo grapes. The winery is owned and run by a son of one of my grandfather’s sisters in Poschiavo. Continue reading “PoschiaVino 2004”
The colour is medium gold, the perlage very fine and persistent. On the nose delicate, with aromas of grapefruit, orange and apricot. In the mouth also delicate, with a pleasant freshness and minerality. The aftertaste is medium long.
Julien Prélat’s Champagne Blanc de Blancs Presle is composed of 100% Chardonnay from vineyards situated on kimmeridgian soil (a mix of limestone and clay) rich in marine fossils, situated in the village of Celler-sur-Ouce, in the Côtes des Bar. Continue reading “Presle 2022”
The colour is gradually turning into garnet, but still deep ruby and bright. On the nose dark chocolate, coffee, gravel, graphite, and much more. The list could go on forever, since, as it is often the case with a well stored old wine of this standing, the experience keeps changing. In the mouth very elegant, with a lot of character and a savour that increase progressively, with an explosion towards the end. Continue reading “Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1990”
The colour is deep purple. On the nose primary aromas of blueberry and prune, with some rosehip and mint. In the mouth dry, with pleasant tannins. The aftertaste is medium long.
Overall, a simple but enjoyable wine. Continue reading “Serrapetrona 2021”
The colour is deep ruby. On the nose blueberry, blackberry, prune and some liquorice. In the mouth delicate and fresh. The aftertaste is rather short.
This red wine is made with 100% Aglianico grapes by Fontanavecchia winery under the Aglianico del Taburno DOCG. Continue reading “Aglianico del Taburno 2019”
The colour is medium gold. On the nose mango, peach and apple. In the mouth distinctly sapid. The aftertaste is medium long.
This white wine is made with 100% Falanghina grapes by Fontanavecchia winery under the Falanghina del Sannio DOC. Continue reading “Taburno Falanghina del Sannio 2022”
The colour is pale straw. The bubbles are very similar to the ones of Ferrarelle, an Italian naturally sparkling mineral water. On the nose some green apples, but not much and not much else. In the mouth refreshing, but neither particularly pleasant nor persistent. Continue reading “Nudo Eroico”