consume • contemplate • by thor iverson
Bucci 2002 Rosso Piceno “Pongelli” (Marches) – Absolutely the most egregiously corked wine I have ever encountered. They could teach classes with this bottle. For decades. (7/10)
Bucci 2002 Rosso Piceno “Pongelli” (Marches) – Complicated interplays of tart red fruit, baked goods, a pair of sharp tannic and crisp acidic bites, and high quality mixed with an insistent unwillingness to play along or submit. Yes, Pongelli, you may be on top. (8/10)
Montevertine 2004 “Pian del Ciampolo” (Tuscany) – Corked. (5/10)
Trichard “Domaine des Pierres” 2007 Chénas (Beaujolais) – Corked. (5/10)
Métaireau 1997 Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie “carte noire” (Loire) – Corked. (7/10)
Peyraud “Domaine Tempier” 1993 Bandol (Provence) – Corked. (5/10)
Josmeyer 2000 Riesling Hengst “Samain” (Alsace) – Corked. (5/10)
Michel “Domaine de la Charbonnière” 2000 Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée Vieilles Vignes” (Rhône) – Corked. (5/10)
Egon Müller “Château Belá” 2003 Riesling (Štúrovo) – Corked. (3/10)
Castello di Lispida 2002 “Amphora” Bianco (Veneto) – Corked. (3/10)
Gravner 2001 Ribolla Gialla “Anfora” (Venezia Giulia) – Restrained, to such an extent that I wonder about sub-detectable TCA. And then, after a few more sniffs, I wonder no more. Corked. (10/07)
Gravner 2001 Ribolla Gialla “Anfora” (Venezia Giulia) – Elegant honeysuckle and wax with minor citrus elements. Surprisingly indifferent, which is not an experience I’ve ever had with this (or any other) Gravner amphora wine. It’s good, but it’s oddly pedestrian. Maybe something to do with drinking it at sea level? Barometric pressure, perhaps? Lunar phases? Roman ghosts that disapprove of Greek winemaking vessels? Whatever the cause, it’s a transparent shadow of its usual self. (10/07)