WTN: Good Loire, Bad Tuscan

A couple of quick dinners

Teriyaki salmon (I had made Mon but never tasted, so a good quick main), rice with furikake, 2025 Baudry Chinon Rose
Strawberry and a little watermelon, citrus peel, herbs and stones. Good brightness, tangy mineral finish.B+

Bucatini with porcini sauce, Italian sausage, artichokes and salad
1997 Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi (Toscana)
Hmmm, how to describe this? Let’s try “it sucks”. 14% but tastes like 15%, Roasted dark fruit, ashtray, coffee grounds.It’s a ripe year let’s overextract this baby. Not what I want in Tuscany. C-


Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was the only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

1997 Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi (Toscana)
Hmmm, how to describe this? Let’s try “it sucks”. .

Ha!

A couple of quick dinners

Bucatini with porcini sauce, Italian sausage, artichokes and salad
1997 Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi (Toscana)
Hmmm, how to describe this? Let’s try “it sucks”.

That reminds me of a t-shirt I espied today while biking home from work: "Seaworld Sucks!" Succint, and to the point. I cannot disagree. Sorry you were exposed to that wine, Dale. Life is too short, blah blah blah.