at Capital Grille
July 27, 2019 at 6:00 pm
Italian!
The Wines
From Ron: I am not sure if we have ever had an Italian tasting before but I have picked out 5 groups of wines each having 3 decades. I think our group will like this!
Flight 1: Whites
1998 Gravner Breg Fermented 7 mths in buried clay Amphorae & then 35 mths in wooden casks
2005 Ed Kante Carso Vitovaka Galloni 95+
2012 Valentini Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Flight 2: Brunello di Montalcino
1995 Soldera Riserva ( Considered the greatest Brunello producer )
2001 Casonova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Wine Spectator WOTY
2010 Conti Costanti Galloni 97
Flight 3: Barolo & Barbaresco
1997 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo
2001 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Galloni 96
2010 Vietti Rocche Barolo Galloni 99
Flight 4: Super Tuscan
1989 Solaia
1998 Ornellaia Wine Spectator WOTY
2006 Masseto Galloni 99
Flight 5: Bertani Amarone
1964 Bertani
1971 Bertani
1985 Bertani
Total cost $3480 The Soldera & Masseto was almost 50% of the total cost.
Favorites were the Soldera, Barbaresco, Ornellaia, and 64 Amarone.
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Treasurer’s Report
| Previous Balance | $6,986.75 |
| Dues Payable | +5500 |
| Wines from Ron for this tasting | -3480 |
| Dinner | -2265 |
| Balance | $6741.75 |