Tried these three over the last few days:
1. Falkenstein Riesling DOC: Vinschgau/Sudtirol/AltoAdige Valle Venosta (13%; GiulianaImprts/Boulder) Franz Pratzner/Naturno/AltoAdige 2019: Med.light gold color; intense fragrant mineral/flinty bit Mosel valve oil very strong R/floral/mango/slight pineapple fairly complex beautiful R nose; quite tart/tangy very strong mineral/flinty/steely slight Mosel valve oil/petrol strong R/mango/floralfairly rich rather complex beautiful flavor; very long/lingering strong mineral/steely bit petrol/Mosel valve oil strong pure/R/floral/mango rather complex finish; speaks mor of a Mosel R than a rich/lush R from AA; a purity of R character that you don't often get; should age for 10 yrs or more; very fairly priced at $28.00 (AV)
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2. Harrington Trousseau SilettoVnyd/SanBenitoCnty (14.1%) BryanHarrington/SanFrancisco 2014: Med.light color w/ some bricking; rather interesting/unusual rather herbal/rosemary some earthy/dusty bit plummy/Trousseau rather rustic bit Jura-like rather complex nose; rather tart/tangy/slight metallic unusual herbal/rosemary/bit vegetal some plummy/raspberry bit floral/hollyhocks slight CienegaVlly/jammy/ripe rather rustic/earthy/loamy quite complex flavor w/ light rough tannins; very long/lingering some earthy/dusty/loamy some rustic/Jura-like rather plummy/raspberry/Trousseau some herbal/rosemary/thyme quite exotic/interesting finish w/ light smooth tannins; not going to improve any but a rather interesting/exotic rustic; this is how they would make Trousseau in the Jura if they could.
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3. Dirupi Ole DOC: Rosso di Valtellina (13%; Nebbiolo; www.dirupi.com; GiulianaImprts/Boulder) S.A.Dirupi/Ponte/Valtellina 2020: Med.light/correct Nebb color; lovely very Nebb/floral/lilacs/violets slight pungent/tarry bit earthy/dusty/Valtelline slight pencilly quite fragrant nose; rather tart/tangy fairly tannic strong floral/Nebb/lilacs some earthy/tarry/pungent bit complex flavor w/ ample hard/chewey tannins; very long strong floral/Nebb/lilacs/violets light earthy/tarry/dusty slight pencilly/oak some complex finish w/ some hard tannins; needs at least several yrs of age yet & should go out longer; doesn't have the soaring aromatics of Piemonte Nebb & a bit lightish for a Valtelline Nebb but pretty classic Valtelline Nebb at a very good price. $29.00 (SFW&S)
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More burglflops from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. When I was visiting the Valtelline 5-6 yrs ago, I tried several of the Dirupis & found them to be a bit too unclean. This Nebb was not at all like that. They own no vnyds but make their wine from rented vnyds on rugged hillsides. The wnry is located in a beautiful old 16'th century bldg.
This was one of the better Valtelline Nebbs that you can find here in NM.
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2. Riesling is not found a whole lot in the Sudtirol, mostly Traminer. I was quite impressed by this R. It has a purity of R expression you don't often find in Italy. Far better R than most from the Langhe.
Tom
