Susan & I tried these four over the weekend, Went 1 for 4:
1. NikWeis St.Urbans-Hof Wiltinger AltaReben Mosel Riesling (11.0%; A.P.Nr. 3 529 290 16 22; EB; Q; http://www.MikWeis.com; VDP.Ortswein; HB WineMerchantsHartley/DE) NikWeis/St.Urbans-Hof/Mosel 2021: Light gold color; very fregrant R/floral/mango strong Mosel valve oil/quite mineral bit metallic beautiful classis Mosel nose; quite tart/tangy classic Mosel/R/floral/mango/pineapple near off-dry (0.3%-0.5%) rather steely/Mosel/flinty lovely flavor; very long/lingering classic Mosel R finish that mimics flavor; this is a classic/textbook Mosel R at a great price;a beautifulMosel that should age very well.$27.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Luca Triacca Rosso di Valtellina Dd'OC Nebbiolo (12.5%; MaryTaylorWine/NewHaven/CT) Triacca/Villa di Tirano 2021: Med.light color; fairly strong floral/lilacs/Nebb/violets light earthy/bit tarry/pungent calssic Valtelline Nebb lovely nose; lightly tart bit lean/tight/bit eviscerated some Nebb/floral/lilacs slight tarry/pungent rather hard/tannic flavor w/ ample hard tannins; long floral/Nebb structured finish that needs age; a pretty good Valtelline Nebb that is fairly structured & needs age but lovely Nebb aromatics;not as rich & lush as many, though. $28.00 (KK)
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3. Mont Gravet 50% SauvBlanc/Colombard IGP: Cotes de Gascogne (11%; WineSellers/Niles/IL) Sager & Master/Cebazan/Gascony 2023: Med.light yellow color; strong stony/mineral/metallic some grassy/herbal/SB fairly aromatic nose; rather light/near watery slightlu off-dry some stony/mineral light herbal/SB almost vapid flavor; speaks quietly og mineral/stony/SB but a bit too much on the vapid side for me; overpriced at $10.00 (KK)
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4. Ch.Feuillet Traminer Aramitico Dd'OP: Vally d'Aosta (14%; Kermit Lynch/Berkeley) St.Pierre/Val d'Aosta 2020: Med.yellow rather cloudy color; fairly strong floral/spicy/GWT bit appley/hair oil light earthy/pear slight alpine white flowers rather subtle pleasant enough nose; soft fairly rich subtle flowery/GWT/spicy bit alpine white flowers rather pretty subtle flavor bit mineral/earthy bit off-dry some dull flavor; ; soft light/GWT/floral finish that tracks flavor; a pleasant enough subtle/low-key GWT that's lost a lot in the last 2 yrs. $15.00 (SFW&S)
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More valledosta from TheBloodyPulpit
1. I was surprised when I found this $10.00 Gascone white in at Kokomans. How bad could this be?? Well....pretty bad. Not real bad in the sense of being an offensive. Just bad in being one of the most vapid/watery wines can recall. No redeeming at features even at this price.
The Feuillet GWT came into NM from Kermit Lynch some 3 yrs ago about in the mid-$20's. I really liked the wine a lot...a classic Val d'Aosta GWT at a very fair price. So I was surprised to find it at this very cheap price at Susan's this weekend. This was obviously a close-out from the distributor to clear things out. The 3 yrs in the distributor's warehouse had not done this wine any favors.
Tom