Re: 3 good wines (Beaune, Etna, St Julien)

"DaleW" ha scritto nel messaggio

>news:24631e70-bb0e-4e8b-b5ba-> snipped-for-privacy@j11g2000yqg.googlegroups.com... >Saturday I was in charge of dinner as Betsy had a rehearsal in city >till 6. In between trips to office, I put together a salad of red >lentils and lamb (vaguely Indian-ish flavors). About 5 I realized that >I was serving a cold salad as a main course on a cold night with the >possibility of snow; that seemed just wrong. So I quickly soaked some >dried mushrooms, sliced some Napa cabbage, and put both in some duck >broth as a first course. Wine was the 2007 Tenuta delle Terre Nere >Etna Rosso. I've only discovered the Etna wines in last year or two, >this is quite different than my personal (uninformed) epitome of the >area, the delicious Biondi Outis. The Terre Nere is quite light >bodied, with a hint of a green/herby/geranium/floral taste that I >often get from Loire gamay. Fruit is strawberries and slightly >underripe red plums, the floral note fades and gives way to a more >earthy/mineral edge. This is a bright and fun wine, but without the >Burgundian elegance and depth of the Biondi. Quite enjoyable, though. >B >

I think it's too young. I remember this wine and it was very good.You should open it at least in 2 or 3 years, not before. I had the same experience with Faro Palari, and if you have patience you will be repayed.

Ciao, A.M.

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