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Garrett Pierce
05 Dario Princic Ribolla Gialla, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 12.5%
Thanks to my friend Junichi who brought this back from Italy recently, and for translating some info from Japanese websites. Seems that Dario was in the hotel business before making wines under the tutelage of Stanko Radikon. His first vintage was 1993 and it took about 10 years before he sold much of anything. Over those years he sold his wines out of his bar (along with house made salami).
The 05 Ribolla Gialla, like all of his wines, ferment naturally and are farmed biodynamically. I found the wine to have brilliant acidity with a fair amount of tannin. Light, delicate apricot and mulled spices. Compared to Radikon, I found this almost dangerously gulpable! Don't get me wrong, I love me some Radikon, Princic's wine is just so much more fun to drink.
(While listening to Regatta de Blanc - The Police)
06 Guado al Melo 'Jessarte' Red Blend, Podere, Toscana 13%
I know most of you have no reason to spend time in the Sacramento area, but if you do, please visit Mr. Darrell Corti of Corti Bros. Market. He is arguably THE most knowledgeable person in the world (not exaggerating) in regards to Sherry, Port, and Madeira, not to mention Italian meats, cheeses, etc.
After tasting through some Georgian wines with him, he suggested that I pick up the Jassarte which is comprised of 30 grapes from the Caucasus and the Mediterranean. I don't know all the grapes in it, but I do know that there is Syrah, Alicante and Malvasia Nera as the backbone, and there are a lot of Georgian grapes as well.
Jessarte is a balanced wine. Dark, rich, sweet fruit as if it was just baked into bread. There is oak present, but well integrated. That bread element turned into a freshly baked cookie-thing. These notes make it sound sweet, but it's not. Acid is still present, but there is something homey and soothing about this wine. It reminds me a little of the Pleiades from Sean Thackery.
(While listening to Black Sheep Boy - Okkervil River)
Thanks to my friend Junichi who brought this back from Italy recently, and for translating some info from Japanese websites. Seems that Dario was in the hotel business before making wines under the tutelage of Stanko Radikon. His first vintage was 1993 and it took about 10 years before he sold much of anything. Over those years he sold his wines out of his bar (along with house made salami).
The 05 Ribolla Gialla, like all of his wines, ferment naturally and are farmed biodynamically. I found the wine to have brilliant acidity with a fair amount of tannin. Light, delicate apricot and mulled spices. Compared to Radikon, I found this almost dangerously gulpable! Don't get me wrong, I love me some Radikon, Princic's wine is just so much more fun to drink.
(While listening to Regatta de Blanc - The Police)
06 Guado al Melo 'Jessarte' Red Blend, Podere, Toscana 13%
I know most of you have no reason to spend time in the Sacramento area, but if you do, please visit Mr. Darrell Corti of Corti Bros. Market. He is arguably THE most knowledgeable person in the world (not exaggerating) in regards to Sherry, Port, and Madeira, not to mention Italian meats, cheeses, etc.
After tasting through some Georgian wines with him, he suggested that I pick up the Jassarte which is comprised of 30 grapes from the Caucasus and the Mediterranean. I don't know all the grapes in it, but I do know that there is Syrah, Alicante and Malvasia Nera as the backbone, and there are a lot of Georgian grapes as well.
Jessarte is a balanced wine. Dark, rich, sweet fruit as if it was just baked into bread. There is oak present, but well integrated. That bread element turned into a freshly baked cookie-thing. These notes make it sound sweet, but it's not. Acid is still present, but there is something homey and soothing about this wine. It reminds me a little of the Pleiades from Sean Thackery.
(While listening to Black Sheep Boy - Okkervil River)