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01.10.2007
www.tastedonline.com
Articolo sui vini del Piemonte
di Andreas Larsson
best sommelier of europe 2004
wine international sommelier of the year 2005
starwine sommelier of the year 2006
blended tasting
DOLCETTO D'ALBA 2005
elencato tra i "my top picks"
Young purple color with plenty of red cherries, rich fruit
on the palate with good grip and marked tannins, fuity and
fresh with a long finish.
BARBERA D'ALBA 2004
elencata tra i "my top picks"
Young and dense color, the nose offers dark cherries, fresh
almonds, cloves, some oak and vanilla to go with a palate
dry and powerful with juicy fruit and ripe tannins, fresh
with a medium-to-long aftertaste.
LANGHE NEBBIOLO 2003
elencato tra i "my top picks"
The nose is generous, fruity and slightly oaky with hints
of redcurrants, red cherries and some oak, the palate is
full and fresh with marked tannins and nice fruit, good
persistence.
THE
TASTE OF THE WORLD 2006/2007 |
wine selected from a blended tasting by:
1 HERVE' PENNEQUIN
3rd best sommelier of the world 2004
2 ANDREAS LARSSON
best sommelier of europe 2004
3 GIUSEPPE VACCARINI
best sommelier of the world 1978
4 MARK SLATER
Sommelier, Citronelle Restaurant - Washington
5 TERESA PEREZ
2nd best sommelier of Spain 2005
6 YOICHI SATO
Best Sommelier of Japan 2005
BARBERA D'ALBA 2004 BOSCO AGOSTINO
1° posizione su 8 barbere scelte tra quelle degustate
1 C - Very dark intense
purple. N - Intense, ripe cherry, floral notes - violets,
spices, persistent aromas with delicate smokiness, fine
intensity.
P - Smooth, almost sweet in the mouth, cacao, roasted coffee
beans, smoky and roasted almond, fine balance, long and
deep finish.
2 C - Clear,
very dark purple. N - Oak, roasted coffee, almonds, blackberries,
cherries, very intense bouquet. P - Big and concentrated,
ripe tannins, dense with plenty of fruit, fresh and very
long. Still young. Keep or decant.
3 C - Profound
ruby, purple reflections. N - Red fruit, not very concentrated
aromas, light spiciness, quite good intensity: P - Supple,
generous, medium bodied, good balance, quite long finish,
persistent flavors. Very attractive.
4 C - Clear,
dense, super dark. N - Restrained bouquet, some fruit, average
quality, medium intensity. P - Nice flavors, well made and
fine quality expression, excellent balance, tannins pop
out at end, great length. Nice potential.
5 C - Clean,
brilliant, intense cherry red. N - Jammy dried fruit, prunes,
inky notes, violets, black olives, fine bouquet, nice aromatic
expression, fully intense. P - Powerful and voluminous,
very fruity expression, well charged with nicely blended
tannins, good flavors of nice quality.
6 C - Very dense,
very dark and deep garnet. N - Very unformed as yet, blackcurrant,
blueberry, Morello cherry, quite closed, but fine intensity.
P - Very modern presentation, ample, generous, wood notes
from barrels, very concentrated flavors, limited balance.
Very modern style and extremely young.
DOLCETTO D'ALBA 2005 BOSCO AGOSTINO
6° posizione su 7 dolcetti scelti tra quelli degustati
1 C - Very
dark purple. N - Ripe, intense blackberry, liquorice notes,
alcohol almost aggressive.
P - Unctuous, cherry, violets, plum, high tannins, but racy,
finely balanced, long finish.
2 C - Young
purple. N - Flowery, red fruits, elegant. P - Dry and very
fresh young red fruits, medium length.
3 C - Profound
ruby, purple reflections. N - Ripe red fruit, blueberries,
hint of sulphur though, some intensity. P - Medium bodied,
slightly tannic, shy flavors, limited balance, dry tannins
at end, moderate finish. Average wine.
4 C - Clear,
dense, great appearance. N - Restrained bouquet, average
aromas, holding back.
P - Light, not very fruity, some greenness, average quality,
raw balance, green edges, short at end. Not much going on.
5 C - Clean,
brilliant, intense cherry red. N - Jammy, black fruit, strawberry
marmalade, spicy notes - cloves, hint of violets, good aromas,
deep intensity. P - Powerful and fine bodied, slight acidity,
tannic, some decent flavors, fair balance, very bitter at
end, medium finish.
6 C - Very concentrated,
dark and deep garnet. N - Stewed black fruit, tar, coffee,
burnt notes, agreeable quality, slight touch of iodine, low
intensity. P - Fine bitterness, acidity presence, slightly
straightforward flavors, average quality, moderate balance,
short finish. Medium bodied with nice acidity. |
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