(Notes, as from any large portfolio tasting of this nature, are brief. I return for second tastes of some of the more difficult-to-decipher wines, but most are relatively quick takes, and should be considered in that context.)
Palazzone 2002 Dubini Bianco (Umbria) - Sharp acid with anonymous vegetal and citrus notes. Dull despite all that acid.
Costantini "Villa Simone" 2002 Frascati "Superiore" (Latium) - White flowers and dandelion, fresh, light, and pretty with a soft faux-sweetness balanced by acidity. Drink soon.
Fontaleoni 2001 Vernaccia di San Gimignano Vigna Casanuova (Tuscany) - Meyer lemon, ripe Granny Smith apple and flowers drying to corn silk on the finish. A bit aggressive but good.
Bisci 2000 Verdicchio di Matelica (Marches) - Obvious sweetness with good mandarin orange fruit and a bit of apricot, medium-low acid, and an attenuated finish. Very simple and mass-market.
Art Wall, famous San Franciscan
La Cadalora 2002 Pinot Grigio Vallagarina (Trentino) - Vivid, salty minerality and intense pear skin with lots of dry concentrate. Excellent, with a long, rindy finish, and showing both classic varietal character and some aging potential.
Aldo Polencic 2001 Pinot Grigio Collio (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) - Flabbier than the previous wine, but also fruitier, showing soft pear, apple, and melon, yet still with a little minerality. Marred by a wussy finish, however.
Gini 2002 Soave Classico "Superiore" (Veneto) - Melon, lemon and several other anagrams of those letters, with a simple midpalate and lots of banana on the finish. Seems highly atypical, almost as if Duboeuf circa-1990 had made this wine.
Gini 2002 Soave Classico La Frosca (Veneto) - Soft yet mineral-driven, with ripe yet tart apple and intense slate striations building in intensity to a stunning finish. Wow!
Fattoria di Magliano 2002 Vermentino della Maremma Pagliatura (Tuscany) - Light petroleum notes over melon, grapefruit and apricot with a drying finish. Balanced, but a bit cranky and uncertain.
Vie di Romans 2000 Izonzo del Fruili Pière Sauvignon (Friuli) - Ripe yellow pepper and lime juice, but overall very much like drinking liquefied quartz. Long-finishing, and with very good potential for short/medium-term aging.
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