Diverse Italian Wines & Dinner

Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey
Multi-course Italian dinner and wines.

RECEPTION:
Contadi Castaldi Brut -- Deep mousse, some mintiness, medium acid, full flavor. [VERY GOOD]

Served with various appetizers.

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Altavilla Della Corte Grillo Firriato '04 -- Golden yellow, spritzy spiciness, a bit weak mid palate, brisk and crisp, fresh, grapefruit. [GOOD - VERY GOOD]

Served with Red Snapper dish...



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Vintage Tunina Jermann '05 -- Pale yellow, lovely floral notes, fresh and crisp, interplay of citrus and melon fruits, rich and polished, true to varietal. [EXCELLENT]

Served with Spinach Ravioli...



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Furat Ajello '00 -- Inky red, blueberries/blackberries, some polish, big alcohol buffered by dark fruits, dark spice, tar, medium oak. [GOOD - VERY GOOD]

Served with Eggplant Parmigiana...



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Millani Strozzi '99 -- Inky, violets, earth, uplifting style, big fruit, complex, dense structure. [VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT]

Served with Beef Mushroom dish...



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Barolo Vigneto Arborina M. Veglio '97 -- Inky, still a bit closed initially, black fruits, glycerol notes, tight complexity, layered flavors, rich fruit, smoothed out in the glass. [EXCELLENT]

Served with Cheese Olives course...



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Prosecco Cartizze Ruggeri -- Effervescent, fresh, some spritz, dry profile. [VERY GOOD]

Served with Dessert...



. . . . . . Pete
 
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