Blind tasting Nov 2014

Wine # 1
Medium purple coloured wine with purple rim. Somewhat closed on the nose, but with some notes of red fruit and hints of spices and chocolate.

Very juicy and fruity taste and virtually tannin free taste. The acidity is not overwhelming, but still very much present.
A decent wine for every day drinking.

Panel somewhat lost between Pinot Noir and Sangiovese with Barbera discarded due to lack of colour.

Barbera d'Alba 2012
Bruno Giacosa
Score 15.90
Ca 250 NOK

Wine # 2
Medium red colour with a red rim.
Massive and impressive nose of flowers, dark fruit, spices, tar and licorice. The taste is really demanding and the wine certainly require food to blossom.

An enormous acidity and also firm tannins that play together quite well at this stage. Definitely a Nebbiolo.
Oops wrong again as it is 100% Aglianico from Taurasi in south Italy. Massive wine.

Radici Taurasi 2006
Score 17.60
Ca 330 NOK

Wine # 3
Very similar to the wine number two which again lead the panel to Nebbiolo and Barolo/Barbaresco.

The nose is packed with humus, old wood, basement and dried fruit. The taste is again full of acidity although not as demanding as the Taurasi when it comes to tannins. Very good balanced wine with a fresh taste.

Panel was again not too far off as it was 100% Nebbiolo but from the Ghemme appelation.

Ghemme Collis Breclemae 2004

Score 17.60
Ca 370 NOK

Wine # 4
A totally different wine from the two previous wines. Dark deep coloured wine with a nose packed with dark fruit, mint, tobacco and chocolate. Nearly like Australian Shiraz on the nose.

The taste is very fruity, big long, solid with a perfect balance.
It's a fantastic Amarone with a very decent acidity as well!
Again the panel was wrong as it turned out to be a Nero d'Avola from Sicily

Mille e una Notte
Donnafugata
Score 18.70
Ca 450 NOK

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