Susan & I tried two new Orange wines this weekend:
1. Cos Rami IGP: Terre Siciliane Bianco (12.5%; Insolio-Grillo; Uva Imprts/Atlanta) COS di Giambattista Cilia e Gusto Occhipinti/Vittoria 2012: Deep golden/burnished bronze color; faorly strong ViniMacerati/phenolic/quite resinous bit herbal/new mown Kansas hay dandelions/floral bit zinnias/pungent some complex nose dominated by the VM character & little fruit; fairly tart somewhat rich/lush rather VM/very resinous/phenolic bit herbal/Kansas haymow rather bitter some earthy/coarse flavor dominated by the VM; long some bitter rather phenolic/VM finish that follows flavor; ; dominated by the VM character & not very attractive now; needs 3-6 yrs of age & may develop into something good; pricey at $41.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Pino Roman Orange D.O. Itata (12%; 50% Moscatel of Alexandria/ 50% Torontel; LlauradorWines/JosePastor) Pino Roman/Trehuaco/Chile 2022: Med.dark gold rather hazy color; very earthy/dusty fairly natty/mousey/unclean no fruit some VM/skin-contact/phenolic/resinous rather unattractive nose; quite tart very sour rather mousey/natty/unclean quite earthy/dusty some VM/phenolic flavor w/ some tannins; unpleasant mousey/natty finish that mirrors the flavor; a quite unpleasant very sour orange wine w/ no redeeming features. $19.50 (KK)
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More blotterskid from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I was expecting more from the COS, given it's reputation. I expect it will develop into something quite tasty w/ age.
I tried the Llaurador wine w/ very low expectations. It fully delivered on those expectations. Yet another Llaurador PoS. It is a natural wine, which is what he specializes in.
Tom