Showing posts with label dry red. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dry red. Show all posts

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 1995

Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 1995


Slow Sunday night so we decided to finish off our balance wine from the Coravin program available in Osteria Mozza. It has been a little aged for the Brunello and the sediments was rightfully present.

The color was almost brick red with cloudy brown rim.

On the nose it shows a matured ready developed red wine consists of dried red prunes and raisins character. Secondary nose was prominent with spices and chinese herbs, black dates and licorice. A little stalky smell maybe because of the sediments was not properly filter earlier on.

Palate was dry, coated with medium rounded tannins with baking spices flavor lingering. Little coffee flavors as well. Acidity was on the medium side but i found that maybe it was on the downhill where it makes my mouth starts to be watery. Not too bad for the price range and the food that we served in the restaurant matched really well with it. Unfortunately I need to remove it from the list as it was the last bottle in our cellar.

Tasted 15/06/2014 - Han


Sunday, October 3, 2010

Gaja Spress Barolo 2005

Gaja Spress Barolo 2005
It might be still young to be drunk, but my customer insisited to drink it, so after 30 mins of decanting, the wines starts to shows its potential, plum, cassis, capsicum, raspberry, minearity touch with a scent of rose floral. secondary nose is cigar wood box and touch sweet spice. A very complex nose and a high vicosity wine. On the palate, expression of mineral and oaks, red fruit character as mention burst in the palate with a medium plus tannins end with a very long finishing.

Best to drink with a meal, preferably meat with high marbling score. meant to be drunk for another 5 to 8 years. - HAN ( tested on 13 september 2010)