We tasted ystrday at Laura's Pig+Fig some Italian Red Dessert Wines:
1. Malia Malvasia Nera IGT: Salento (14%; VitisImprts) Duca Carlo Guarini/Scorrano/Puglia 2011: Med. rather browning color; light Malvasia/perfumed semi-dry rather oxidized/tired nose; soft rather floral/Maalvasia fairly oxidized/tired flavor w/ light tired tannins; pretty much dead & gone. $27.00 (WE)
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2. Antinori FattoriaAldobrandesca Aleatico Toscano IGT (12%) 1999: Med.rather browning color; quite fragrant muscatty/floral/Malvasia-like slight chocolatey rather interesting nose; fairly sweet strong floral/muscatty/Aleatico my Grandma's cheap perfume quite perfumed lovely complex flavor w/ little tannins; no signs of oxidation despite the brown color; quite a lovely dessert wine in great shape. $36.00/500ml (CB)
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3. Il Matto delle Giuncaie Massavecchia IGT: Aleatico di Maremma Toscanu (13.5%) Niccolani Fabrizio Nella/Massa Maritime 1998: Med.color w/ lots of browning; strong muscatty/floral/Aleatico very perfumed cheap perfume slight oxidized quite interesting nose; slight oxidative quite floral/Aleatico/passito/muscatty fairly sweet slightly tired flavor w/ no tannins; a rather pleasant floral/muscatty dessert wine getting a bit ragged around the edges but still pleasurable. $27.00/hlf (WE/SM)
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4. Lomazzi e Sarli Di Mastrodonato Aleatico Rosso Dolce IGT: Salento (12%+3.64%) 2003: Med.light rather brown color; rather tired lightly muscatty/Aleatico bit oxidative fairly quiet nose; soft soewhat sweet light floral/Aleatico rather quiet/low-key somewhat tired flavor w/ no tannins; a rather quiet/tired Aleatico that has not stood the test of time. $27.00/500 ml (WE/SM)
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More dricklesloss from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Aleatico is a very perfumed muscatty grape grown primarily in Central Italy. Believed to be related to the Muscat a Petite Grains. Generally made as a sweet passito-style dessert wine.
I generally like sweet Aleaticos quite a lot, but when they're younger & more fruit-driven. Don't see much reason to age them.
Tom