I made this tasting note after my Sommelier class on Wednessday, March 03rd... I went to Uva Wine Bar, to have my friend and colleague Sebastian LeGoff pour me a little something special and then go through my notes with me.
It was to be the 70th wine I had tasted and made notes on in about 60 days, and I must admit, there have been times when I got a little sick of tasting wines and just wanted to go back to drinking them (if you know what I mean). But -
But then something really wonderful happened. Sebastian was busy and so a young lady behind the bar agreed to pour me something blind, and this was what I wrote:
WINE A
clear visual: pale strawberry centre with slightly brickish rim suggesting some age and moderate
legs suggesting moderate alcohol (12-13%)
clean nose: moderate+ intense notes of
- chalky terroir
- leather (French oak)
- red berries
- hot alcohol and spice
- woodsy/cedar
- floral notes
clean palate: 0 or even 00 dryness, full- acid, full tannins, fully intense notes of
- chalky terroir
- red berries
- leather (French oak)
- hints of mushroom
moderate body
moderate alcohol
excellent length of well over 10 seconds!
My guess was a 2004-2005 Barolo. It just felt like it - tasted like it.
2005 Renato Fenocchio, Langhe Nebbiolo $18/glass and worth every penny
**Buy this if you can find the bottle - you will thank me for this
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