tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367424679032651122.post5519071171624981584..comments2024-03-09T06:41:52.584+01:00Comments on Mad about Wine: 2001 Montevetrano, Campania, ItalyThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02092972086667650035noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367424679032651122.post-10623050964623493372013-11-07T01:16:00.793+01:002013-11-07T01:16:00.793+01:00Un ottimo vino complimenti per la scelta.
Gustatus...Un ottimo vino complimenti per la scelta.<br />Gustatus.blogspot.comGustatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832654749041229513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367424679032651122.post-19319573168981532732009-01-12T12:46:00.000+01:002009-01-12T12:46:00.000+01:00Hi Christian,1997 Messorio - You are a very lucky ...Hi Christian,<BR/><BR/>1997 Messorio - You are a very lucky man.<BR/><BR/>I have tasted Messorio 4 times – I think. The wine is unbelievable good. I would go as far as calling the 1997 the best Super Tuscan wine I have ever tasted. The wine has evolved beautiful since release. It’s really elegant now and certainly has it’s resemblance to right bank Bordeaux. No one knows how far it can hold – as Messorio was “born” with the 1994 vintage. I would not hesitate to open the wine right now.<BR/><BR/>I haven’t tasted the two vintages you mention on Redigaffi, but I have tasted other vintages; 1997, 1999 and 2004. Redigaffi is an entirely different style, compared to Messorio. Messorio is a cooler tempered wine, with minerals, Tuscan herbs and elegance. Redigaffi is more bombastic and bolder. For me Redigaffi needs some time to get rid of the high level of oak, which I find a bit dull. In my opinion Redigaffi is always a step behind Messorio – but taste differs. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the wines.<BR/><BR/>/Thomas<BR/><BR/>PS. The former wine maker @ Tua Rita / Redigaffi was Luca D’ Attoma. He is now the consulting wine maker @ Le Macchiole / Messorio. Luca D’ Attoma is known to love elegant wines and dislike the overripe style. Since 2001 Messorio and forward, I have sensed an even more delicate style of Le Macchiole. Maybe that was why he left Tua Rita – which defiantly makes a more ripe style of Merlot.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092972086667650035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367424679032651122.post-9053458078770050952009-01-09T22:53:00.000+01:002009-01-09T22:53:00.000+01:00Hey "Mad about wine"Just became the lucky owner of...Hey "Mad about wine"<BR/>Just became the lucky owner of Messorio 1997 and 1998 + Redigaffi 2000 :) <BR/><BR/>I have noticed that you quite a bit about this so I hope I can get your recommendation and views upon these wines and also toward keepting these in the celler for how long? <BR/>Best regards,<BR/>Christian <BR/>faerge64@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367424679032651122.post-89322201696613949142009-01-04T23:05:00.000+01:002009-01-04T23:05:00.000+01:00Hi Martin,Our tasting notes says almost the same –...Hi Martin,<BR/><BR/>Our tasting notes says almost the same – how good are we ;-))))<BR/><BR/>Lovely wine and I still have some left.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>/ThomasThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092972086667650035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367424679032651122.post-63419856559913173572009-01-04T11:33:00.000+01:002009-01-04T11:33:00.000+01:00Always good to see that we like the same wines. I ...Always good to see that we like the same wines. I looked in my Archive and found a TN from the 2002 vintage a year ago.......<BR/><BR/><BR/>2002 Montevetrano<BR/><BR/>This wine from Silvio Imparato together with Ricardo Cotarella achieved cult status in the mid 90s, as Robert Parker called it the “Sassicaia of the South”. This wine is based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Aglianico. Yes, it is a wine from Cotarella, but don´t expect another blockbuster. The vintage 2002 was very difficult in Italy, this means unsually high rainfall in the summer, but despite this bad vintage, this wine is a good example of why Montevetrano is considered to be a great wine. Every sip is pur joy! Such elegant and lovely balanced with flavors of leather, tobacco, red berries and with the warmth of the south. Fine-grained tannins, good acidity and a complex finish. WOW<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Martin<BR/>www.berlinkitchen.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com