2007 Gravner Ribolla

2007 Gravner Ribolla ****

I brought this home after a visit to the winery. I was really in awe standi ng on top of those 6 feet amforas in the ground. it was like a grave wine.

6 feet under, and the name is "grav-ner" and the label looks like a doom de ath metal band. The wine is dark amber and crystal clear ( opposite Radikon that is unfiltered). It is very polished (again opposite the wild radikon) . The cork smelled like a barolo cork. The wine was tannic, I had cooled it a bit, but I let it get back to room temperature, where is started to have flavour. and you wont guess it , it reminded me of barolo meets simple whi skey (not smoky peaty whiskey, but more like chivas regal). For kicks, I tr ied put it in my black blind tasting glass which enhanced the perception of it being barolo. Behind the tannins there is earth, licorice, forest floor , unripe berries. fresh acid. Day 2 still tannic, no change.