2005 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Tasting

March 16, 2005 - Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

Updated May 27, 2005 - First notes are Joanne's, second are Jack's.
This is a partial list of what was available for tasting.

2000	Mastroberadino	Taurasi	Radici	Slightly Tannic. Black and red fruit mix. Good acids. Ok	Good! 2+
2001	Castelluccio	Massicone		Hot nose. Vanilla finish. Like drinking vanilla extract. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Sangiovese	Appealing Nose. I Like! 2+ Nice dark cherry notes. Good finish.
1999	Tenute Silvio Nardi	Brunello di Montalcino	Manachiara	Stinking Intense Nose. Bitter center. Very tannic nose. Not to my taste.	Very good. Still no buy.
2001	Michele Chiarlo	Barbera D’asti Sup.	Nizza La Court	Very very bitter. Ick!! Way too bitter.	Astrigent. Didn’t show well.
2000	F.lli Speri	Amarone della Valipolcella Cl	Vign. Monte Sant’Urbano	Very sweet. Very extracted. Very Hot. New World style – NO!	Good but not…
2002	Pieropan	Soave Cl.	La Rocca	Clean. Pistachio. Mushroomy. Needs food. Very very balanced.	Good Soave. Sweet. Pleasant. Slightly oaked.
2001	Bucci	Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl.	Villa Bucci Riserva	Clean. Slightly buttery. Decent acids. Very good. Balanced.	Ja: Just wine.Very nice but not exciting.
2001	Conti Sertoli Salis	Valtellina Sforzato	Canua	Yum, Yum! High acids. Balanced. Elegant. Cleansing acids. Medium red fruit. Good!	Very light color. Good acids, tannins. Get some! 3
2002	Sandro Fay	Valtellina Sforzato	Ronco del Picchio	Ripe fresh black currants. Really fruity. Delicate flavor. Really interesting wine. Grapes were picked in Oct and crushed in Dec. 100% Nebbiolo	Yum! Very interesting. 3-6!
2001	Nada	Barbaresco		V/A on nose. Musty 1 st notes but not corked. Bitter finish. Intense mouth coating acids.	Chocolate. Clean. Very good. 3+
2001	Fontanabianca	Barbaresco	Sori Burdin	Bitter. Acidic. Clean. Good quality.	This is good! Very dry. Appealing. I like! 2+
2001	Tenuta dell’Ornellaia	Bolgheri Sup. Ornellaia		Very very intense. Tough fruit. Good but meaty. Tannic but drinkable now. Meaty.	Tiniest pour. Good acidic. Didn’t excite.
2001	Tenuta dell’Ornellaia	Masseto		Fruit and Meat nose. High sugar and hot. Tannic finish. No!	Good acids. But…
2001	Marchesi De Frescobaldi	Mormoreto		Sweet. Hot. Sugar and alcohol marr fruit. No Sangiovese in this wine. It’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.	Tannic beast. Okay
2001	Ruffiano	Chianti Cl. Ris. Ducale Oro		Clean. Sugar. Smooth. Slightly bitter finish. Tastes like spaghetti and meatballs.	Tannins.
1999	Greppone Mazzi	Brunello di Montalcino		Sweet. Puckering. No No No!	Grips mouth. Cold. Astringent.
2000	Fontefredda	Barolo	Vigna La Rosa	No. But good acids. Bitter finish. Probably good with food.	Tannins. Not unpleasant. Closed.
2001	Barone Ricasoli	Chianti Classico	Castello di Brolio	Really really tannic. Puckering. But tasty fruit. Needs food. Will be fantastic..	Strong biting acids. Dark fruit. Shows promise.
2002	Ca’del Bosco	Tdf	Chardonnay	Integrated acids. Clean.	Integrated acids. Well made. Nice finish.
2000	Ca’del Bosco	Franciacorta Dosage Zero		Grapefruity. Toasty. Great flavor.	Wow! Very appealing and different. 6+
1997	Ca’del Bosco	Annamaria Clementi		Something here. Hmmm….
2001	Cantine Terlano	AA Terlano	Pinot Bianco Verberg	Watery. Grigio-like. Still slightly efferevescent. Butter on the finish. Aged 6 months on lees then 6 months in big oak casks.	Nice! Appealing. Good finish.
2002	Roberto Anselmi	Capitel Croce		Not much taste. Slight butterscotch on nose. Steamed root vegetables. Mashed turnips on finish. Tasted too cold.	Great! Buy 3+
2000	Benanti	Etna Bianco Sup.	Pietramarina	Motor oil on nose. Heavy minerals. Very tart. Not appealing to me. Min. 10 years longevity. Released after 4 years. Carricante is indigenous to Etna.	Long finish. I like! Imported by Jarr Imports NJ.
2001	Quercibella	Camartina		Wow. Really balanced. Slightly herbal and grassy. Very drinkable. Earthy mushroomy – chanterelles. Great acids.	I like! Interesting. Sangiovese & Cabernet Sauvignon.
1999	Castello Banfi	Brunello di Montalcino	Poggio alle Mura	Tastes like a wine made for commercial consumption (i.e., Gen. Public). Tasty meaty tannic finish. Medium acids. Smooth and drinkable but innocuous	Lacks personality. Good but…
2000	Marziano ed Enrico Abbona	Barolo	Pressenda	Black currants and blackberries on nose. Tons of fruit. Great acids. Real fruit. Really good.	Didn’t show much to me.
2003	Coffele	Soave Cl.	Ca’ Visco	No wood. Very plain. Yellow fruits. Clean. Good.	High altitude. No wood. Good.
2003	Collavini, Eugenio	Collio Bianco	Broy	Really appealing nose. Malo really integrated. Green leafy vegetables on midnotes. Good acids. 40% Tokai Fruiliano 20% Sauvignon Blanc. 40% Chardonnay.	Interesting. Too cold when tasted.
2001	Girolamo Dorigo	COF	Montsclapade	Good! Great acids. Balanced. Baryardy nose. Surprising. 60% Cab Sauvignon, 40% Merlot.	Astringent. Ho Hum.
2000	Masciarelli	Montepulciano D’Abruzzo	Villa Gemma	Ashes, herbal notes. Yum. Great wine. Tastes like washed rind cheeses.	Hmmm/ This is good. I like. About $25.
2001	Masciarelli	Montepulciano D’Abruzzo	Marina Cvetic S. Martino Rosso	Tannic finish. Almost medicinal fruit. Bitter but interesting.	No nose. Wow! Delicious! 6+. About $75.
2002	Lis Neris	Tal Luc		Great acids. Apricots and pineapple. Yum. Grapes dried 70-80 days. 95% Passito. 5% Riesling. About $93.	Great nose – best of night? Good. Not great.

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