Wine Drank by John Jaster
I went from tea totaler to Wine Century Club member and have tried 156 different wine grapes in three years.
Librandi Gaglioppo; Di Majo Norante Ramitello; Craftsman Cserszegi Fuszeres; Galhaud

Librandi, Ciro, Rosso Classico (Gaglioppo), 2006 (Italy) - This is an ancient Italian grape variety which supposedly is an up and comer.  I found Gaglioppo to be medium built like a pinot noir but to have bolder flavors like a cabernet sauvignon but with some cherry.  A quality wine.  6 out of 10 for upper average.


Di Majo Norante, Ramitello, 2003 (Italy) - This is 85% Prugnolo (Sangiovese) and 15% Aglianico.  The label descriptions are a bit ambitious but I would definitely grant a mild cherry flavor.  Quality.  6 out of 10 for upper average.


Craftsman, Cserszego Fuszeres, Crafted by Akos Kamocsay, 2006 (Hungary) - This is a brand I'd avoided for a while because I thought it was mainly cheap imports, but I'll admit I was pretty impressed.  The bouquet on this grape was very nice, bolder than the flavor, and somewhat exotic.  The taste itself was pretty good, a lot like a muscat or a gewurztraminer like the label says.  Anyway and interesting and quality white.  6 out of 10 for upper average.


Maison Galhaud, Collection, Viognier-Muscat, 2006 (France) - The muscat is Muscat of Alexandria and this is the first time I'd tried that.  Combined with Viognier which is a hot grape right now and quite bold I thought this wine would be a star.  It was OK, just OK.  I'd call it just a lower average white (5 out of 10).  It improved a little as it warmed.

2008-09-23 03:28:28 GMT
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