Decant Stop Tasting Wine Blog

Another pretty successful tasting party I think.  Of course, for me it would have been better if I didn’t come down with the 24 hr stomach flu that’s going around.  I started feeling it around 8 that night and it quickly took hold.  Luckily I was able to taste all of the wines before retiring, but by that time I was so far gone that I couldn’t do proper reviews for the wines.  But the food was good and the wines everyone brought were all good.  Obviously some better than others, but that’s what its all about, and it was fun finding out which were the best.

The theme this time was 2003 Italian red wines.

Here’s a list of the wines at the tasting (right to lift in the image below):

2003 Il Ducale Tuscana
2003 Fratelli Revello Dolcetto d’Alba
2003 Blason "Vencjar" Friuli Isonzo Rosso
2003 Zonin Amarone della Valpolicella
2003 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva
2003 Ruggeri Corsini Barolo "San Pietro"

The "winning" wine was the Barolo, followed by the Chianti Classico, then the Amarone.  Hopefully I can give you reviews of these wines soon.  I have purchased the Barolo again to do the tastings, but the other two, oddly enough, are proving more difficult to find.  Check back soon!

Thanks to all who came!

I really could not say anything bad about this wine, it is quite delicious.  And what’s more, a real bargain at $14 (TJ’s), not only for a good wine, but especially for a Barolo.  Really, it tastes more like a blend of Chianti and Barolo, and isn’t as bold as your typical Barolo, but it is good for the price anyway.  It is one of the best wines I’ve had from TJ’s and has much more complexity than others I’ve tried from there.  I think it is worth trying because it is so different, and it might become your favorite under $15 wine. 

Rating: 88