To be Contadino'd...

originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Indeed, not radical, the Contadino 6 I think would satisfy rather than offend for it's food friendly drinkability, intriguing nuances and value.
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With each vintage, this becomes more reliably true. They are still pretty distinctive. In terms of terroir and
tradition there's little to compare with.
 
Just had my first Cornelissen wine, the Contadino 6 on Wed. Pop & poured over 3 hrs. The comments here are right on the mark. Very Pinot-Gamay like and Alive! I had the sensation of tasting all the stuff that ends up in those amphorae. We had pork chops, cavalo nero, polenta with chanterelles which worked superfracilicously well. Not as freaky as I had anticipated and even hoped for, but nonetheless a very nice experience. When do the boys in Seattle usually start hawking this?
 
I had the pleasure, and yes this time it was pleasure, of drinking the Contadino 6 last night. This wine is quite pleasurable, very accessible and quite unlike the Magma. Our bottle was anything but clear of sediment, quite the contrary, you could say the solids were well homogenized. It had all those characteristics already described, bright fruit, purity, freshness, pleasing acidity and that tannic finish at the end. The astringency I noted was more like VA or secondary fermentation that blew off in the glass after a few minutes. The whole package was very hippie like, gamey thing. I would drink this wine all the time but my retailer is looking for $33 and a that price point a lot of other possibilities open up.
 
originally posted by JasonA:
Not Magma Our bottle was anything but clear of sediment, quite the contrary, you could say the solids were well homogenized. It had all those characteristics already described, bright fruit, purity, freshness, pleasing acidity and that tannic finish at the end. The astringency I noted was more like VA or secondary fermentation that blew off in the glass after a few minutes. I would drink this wine all the time but my retailer is looking for $33 and a that price point a lot of other possibilities open up.
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It sounds like I may have to back off my position that pouring off from the sediment is essential to
enjoying the wine. I thought it was certainly true of the 4. FC is not standing still, so this could be a manifestation of incremental changes.

The VA-like aromas and astringency that were there at the start, blew off for me too, although I've been
told here that VA does not do that. (shrug)

That is pricey for this wine. It's true about other possibilities but then again this is pretty unique.
 
I just tried the Contadino 6 this past week, my first time to try a Contadino.

I agree with Joel's and Lars' notes, above; I expected something more worthy of controversy. The wine made me think "Pufffeney Pinot Noir," with more tartness and snap.

I am interested in trying other Cornelissen wines. At more than $30 a bottle, I'm not rushing to buy more Contadino 6, but I am interested to try subsequent vintages.
 
originally posted by Bwood:
I just tried the Contadino 6 this past week, my first time to try a Contadino.

I agree with Joel's and Lars' notes, above; I expected something more worthy of controversy. The wine made me think "Pufffeney Pinot Noir," with more tartness and snap.

I am interested in trying other Cornelissen wines. At more than $30 a bottle, I'm not rushing to buy more Contadino 6, but I am interested to try subsequent vintages.
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Yeah...$21 is a back up the truck kind of thing...just well made, personal wine. $30+ is pushing into another arena.
 
The unsulfured versions grew sentient, multi-tentacled creatures that burst through the cork, squished across your town, and had their way with schoolgirls.
 
originally posted by Thor:
The unsulfured versions grew sentient, multi-tentacled creatures that burst through the cork, squished across your town, and had their way with schoolgirls.
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And we all know about Japanese schoolgirls.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Thor:
The unsulfured versions grew sentient, multi-tentacled creatures that burst through the cork, squished across your town, and had their way with schoolgirls.
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And we all know about Japanese schoolgirls.
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Yeah, they're the ones that finally killed the beast before it crossed over to the mainland.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Thor:
The unsulfured versions grew sentient, multi-tentacled creatures that burst through the cork, squished across your town, and had their way with schoolgirls.
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And we all know about Japanese schoolgirls.
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Yeah, they're the ones that finally killed the beast before it crossed over to the mainland.
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There's that too, but I'll never forget the Japanese schoolgirl in Babel, and the final scene on the balcony...
 
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