Three recent favorites: Derthona, Lapierre, Briailles

My second bottle of '08 Lapierre sucked. Seriously.

Simple, fruity and a bit flat. A few rungs below the '08 VdPdG, even.
Not obviously flawed, just not good.

Shit.
 
that settles it for me.....no russian roulette purchases of sans soufre lapierre when on the west coast. i don't want to ruin the winning streak i'm having here
 
Joel, these are indeed 'N' bottles from Kermit.

Ned, this was bottle two from a 6-pack. Same lot number, etc.
 
originally posted by slaton:
Wouldn't you know itMy second bottle of '08 Lapierre sucked. Seriously.

Simple, fruity and a bit flat. A few rungs below the '08 VdPdG, even.
Not obviously flawed, just not good.

Shit.
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Maybe you just had a BAD BOTTLE>!
 
originally posted by Steve Edmunds:
One of the things I've noticedabout the threads here, that is a persistent source of curiosity to me, is that when someone posts a note about a wine, such as the Derthona, which is, apparently, not something the denizens of this august hideout seem to find familiar, that wine, which excited the appropriate response in the original poster, just seems to get (practically) no further attention. I appreciate the followups by Levi, and by Jeff. C'mon you guys, this is some serious shit that deserves your consideration!
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Steve,

Right you are! I found a lone bottle of this at a Bay Area shop and a voice in my head said to grab it. Serious shit indeed. For me slaton pretty much nailed the description of this in his start to the thread. I'd have to say that as a lover of Italian whites, this one goes right up near the top for me, with unusual length and fullness of texture.

I was expecting a traditional cork given the backstory on this wine, but was surprised to find one of these , which I hadn't previously come across.

To answer other questions in the thread, the alcohol on the 07 is 14.5%, which is noticeable but not intrusive, and the importer is Portovino.
 
Why can't there be a decent native Piedmontese white? (and don't mention arneis)
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I have now had one really compelling nascetta. It was well-aged, quite possibly the last bottle in existence, and came from a producer whose newly-released version of the same wine was, to my tastes, pretty mediocre. I'm very willing to embrace the notion that I'm not properly understanding the young expression, based on the performance of the mature version, but it's also possible that the levage has changed (though the winemaker suggested it hadn't).

So there's another, in addition to the thread subject.
 
originally posted by scottreiner:
originally posted by slaton:

2007 Vigneti Massa Timorasso 'Derthona' Colli Tortonesi
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who distributes?
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I just received a sample of this, coincidentally. PortoVino is the importer, I think.

Ernest sometimes posts here, maybe he can weigh in on who sells it and where.
 
Ciao,

We distribute through Metropolis in NY; Regal in CA; Hangtime in MA; then, scattering here and there.

I'm in no position to say it's the most interesting white in Piemonte (Almondo Arneis is a contender), but it's one hell of a grape, maybe the best, to munch on during vendemmia; a panoply of fruit and honey. I've never taste any grape-flesh quite like it.

Ernest.
 
...but Nino Negri in Vatellina makes an awesome macerated Chiavannesca white, which, to some people's dismay also has a little Chardonnay blended into it. Definitely worth checking out.
 
originally posted by Morgan Harris:
Not quite Piedmonte...but Nino Negri in Vatellina makes an awesome macerated Chiavannesca white, which, to some people's dismay also has a little Chardonnay blended into it. Definitely worth checking out.
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It's pretty good, but not more than that IMO. That is, I would happily drink it in a restaurant that is Piedmont-centric or in the Langhe hills at a restaurant or even occasionally at my own table, but I wouldn't seek it out as being terribly interesting. The Solea, OTOH, I find really interesting. But preferences differ.
 
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