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On Jan 6, 2:02*pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> On Jan 6, 1:05*pm, DaleW > wrote:
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> > Dave and Mary Kate graced us with their presence at dinner table last
> > night, Betsy decided to make Bolognese sauce, long a Dave fave.
> > Cooking/apertif wine was the 2009 Richard Bergerac Sec. Clean, crisp,
> > a little bit of grass. No apparent oak, nice but nothing that screams
> > buy again (though at $10 certainly acceptable value). B-

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> > With the pasta/ragu, Betsy also made broccoli and a "butter bean bagna
> > cauda" salad. I wanted Italian red, and brought up the 1997
> > Mastrobernardino Radici Taurasi. Some VA, cherries, a bit pruney. Big,
> > still a bit of rough tannin on the backend. Wait, why am I drinking
> > this? C+

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> > Replacement was the 2002 Montevertine. A bit too chilly, I decanted
> > and it gradually warmed up. Dried cherry, saddle leather, violets, a
> > bit of herb. This seems mature, midbodied, not a great Montevertine
> > but excellent for vintage. Probably at its best after couple hours in
> > decanter, last glass was falling apart a bit. B+/B

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

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> While I've been a fan of Montevertine for years I've found the last
> few bottles I've openend ('97,'99, '00) have shown a bit more oak than
> I recalled (or prefer). *How was the oak on this vintage?


Bill, I actually misread your question, thought you were asking about
the Taurasi. I didn't find noticable oak, I don't usually find
Montevertine oaky except maybe in young Pergole Torte. I know the
Sodaccio and PdC are all botti, and the Pergole Torte botti then
barrique of mixed age, but don't know what the regular/Riserva (they
just used to call it riserva if they thought vintage could use a bit
more bottle age) does, and if it has changed.