We shared these three wine w/ Andy&Patty over apps Sat afternoon:
1. Blade&Talon Falanghina CalleriVnyd/SanBenito AVA (12.0%; Harvard: Sept 19 & 30; 5 days of skin contact; U/U; 10 mo. in neutral Fr.oak; G/f=0.03 gm/100ml; TA: 0.69 Gm/100ml; pH: 3.53; [www.BladeAndTalon.com](http://www.BladeAndTalon.com)) Nat Wong/Gilroy 2024: Med.dark gold color; very strong honeyed/orangey quite floral/gardeias very light phenolic/VM quite perfumed/honeyed/Falang fairly complex nose; fairly tart/tangy very perfumed honeyed/orangy light floral/gardenias/Falang slight metallic rather savorysaline very slight phenolic rather rich/lush bit complex flavor; very long/lingering quite saline finish that tracks flavor; very non-SItaly & very clean & well-made; a really interesting quite savory Falang; one of the best Falangs I've had; shows some of the honeyed character you get w/ a VM with some age on it; quite a lovely VM wine. $nc (MW)
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2. Mastrobernardino DOC: Falanghina del Sannio (12.5%; TaubFamilySlctns/BocaRaton/FL) Mastrobernardino/Atripalda 2021: Light gold color; rather earthy/loamy lightly fragrant floral/Falang some rustic/coarse/SItaly lightly metallic fairly attractive nose; rather soft fairly earthy bit coarse/metallic lightly floral/Falang pleasant enough flavor; med.long somewhat earthy/coarse/SItaly finish that tracks flavor; quite a well-done SItalian white but lacks a bit of fruit & some on the coarse/rustic side; a very good example of SItaly Falanghina. $19.00 (SFW&S)
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3. Blade&Talon Luckt Rabbit Circle S Vnyd/SanBenito AVA (10.0%; 69% Frappato/31% Montepulciano; Hrvstd: Oct 6 & 27; 65% w-c frmtation; Aged: 9 mo. in neutral Fr.&Am. oak; G/F: 0.15 gm/100ml; TA: 0.58 gm/100 ml; pH: 3.36) 2023: Med.dark color; quite attractive fragrant cherry/Pinotish bit earthy/Frappato/Sicilian-like bit rustic/earthy very aromatic nose; fairly tart rather rustic/earthy some Frapp/cherry/Pinotish bit Italiante flavor w/ light rough tannins; very long/lingering Frapp finish that tracks flavor; quite Italian/Sicilian/rustic in style w/ a perfume that suggests its Calif origins. $28.88
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More dribblefurt from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Blade & Talon is the wnry in Gilroy run/owned by Nat Wong. He shares space w/ Eric Baugher there. I was turned onto Nat's wines by KenZinns who had tried them & liked them quite a lot.
The Falanghina was gifted to me by Nat and is to be released after Thanksgiving. I thought it blew away the Mastrobernardino, which is a very good Falang in its own right & reflects its SItalian upbringing.
I gather Nat's wine are natural wines but they are perfectly clean w/ no natty character evident. Despite their lower alcohols, they are packed w/ flavor & show no lean/eviscerated character.
We will try the remainder of Nat's tableau this week at my Pig+Fig tasting.
Tom