Blindtasting March 2011 Ganddal

Wine # 1

Medium dark red with brown rim. Shy smell of old cherries and wood. Strong alholic taste with good length and acidity. Not brilliant but drinkable.

Panel in doubt, talks about Priorat and stuff like that.

Torres Gran Coronas Penedes, 144 NOK, Score 16,20
Good ordinary wine

Wine # 2

Clear dark red colour with purple rim.
Smell of dark berries, cherries and vanilla. Not very unlike the last one.
Well balanced taste filled with cherries and good acidity and quite a long balanced aftertaste.
Panel in doubt about where and the grape. Still Penedes or maybe now in Priorat?

Vinha Pana 2005, Beiras by Louis Pato , NOK 345 stiff price for the quality, grape is Baga. Score 16,80

Luis Pato wines official website

Wine # 3

Medium dark red with brown rim. Long legs. Dried fruit and wood, figs.
A big solid wine with dry aftertaste. Perhaps lacking a bit of fruit?
A very nice wine but wood is too dominant perhaps?
Panel misses out completely, didders between southern France and Spain...

Vigna Colonnello 1999 by Bussia Soprana, Barolo
NOK 479 and one of the top 100 Barolo's to be drunk before you die.....Score 17,60
Sito Azienda Agricola Bussia Soprana

Wine # 4

Medium red.
Smell full of chocolate, mint, coffee and cherries.
Good balance and acidity with along velvety aftertaste with hints of dark berries.
Great stuff!
Panel again totally lost ....

Castillo Ygay 1978 by Marques de Murrieta, Score 18,50 and price 770 but amazing 240 months in american oak...75% Tempranillo from 500m in Rioja Alta...

Shocking tasting by the host who managed to fool such experinced and well educated panel...A bit like the first game of the season in Bergen.....?

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