Had these 4 wines over the last few days:
1. Schiopetto Friulano Dd'OC: Collio (13%; www.Schiopetto.It; Golden State/VanNuys/CA) EmilioRotolo/Torreano/Capriva del Friuli 2020: Light gold color; quite fragrant Friuliano/floral/carnations/citrusy light metallic lovely nose; some tart fairly rich/lush Friuliano/floral rather perfumed/Friuliano bit mineral/stony lovely flavor; very long finish that tracks flavor; quite a lovely/pretty expression of Friulano.
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2. Mussio Dd'OC: PinotGrigio delle Venezie (12.5%; Friuli Italian Wines/SanJose) Cantina di Bertiolo/Bertiolo 2023: Light gold color; quite fragrant/perfumed PG some earthy/mineral almost pineapple lovely nose; fairly tart/tangy strong PG/stony/mineral lightly floral/carnations quite pleasant flavor; med.long floral/stony finish that tracks flavor; nothing profound but a rather pleasant/simple expression of PG. $18.00 (KK)
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3. Dom. Les Terres Promises Appel d'Air VdF (12.5%; 60% Clairette rose/30% UgniBlanc/5% Grenache; CaMiLLE RiVIeRE/Fruit of the Vines/LongIslandCity/NY; 80% Clairette/20% Ugni Blanc) Provence 2023 : Light gold color; pleasant apple/pear light stony rather simple low fruit nose; very tart rather stony/mineral/steely slight apple/pear somewhat simple/lean/eviscerated bit vapid little fruit flavor; short stony/mineral finish that follows flavor; acidity is about all this wine has going for it; a lean/steely rather vapid wine w/ little of interest. $26.00 (KK)
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4. Le Vin a Boire de Luc Lapeyre Minervois (12%; 30% Syrah/30% Merlot/20% CabSauv/10% Carignan/10% Marselan; Fruit of the Vines/LongIslandCity/NY) Dom. Luc Lapeyre/Remplisse nos Ballous/Minervois 2022: Med.dark color; rather grapey/Merlot some blackberry/Syrah bit CdR/Rhonish somewhat Beaujolais-like rather simple/dull nose; soft mostly grapey/Merlot light blackberry/Syrah rather grapey/dull/Bojo-like flavor w/ light soft tannins; a rather dull/grapey totally uninteresting red w/ no redeeming features; avoid. $15.00 (KK)
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More squeezeeplunt from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Except for the Friuliano, a pretty dull/uninteresting collection of wines. It's what happens when you go bottom-feeding.
Tom