
Here are my current Four From Which to Flea, focusing on the worst wines from Italy I've tasted in the last year:
2005 Banfi Chianti Classico Reserva (by Castello Banfi)
From: Tuscany (Montalcino)
Varietal: A Blend (Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero, Cabernet Sauvignon) - Red
Cost: $25.00 per bottle
Why: Paper-thin with an artifical, almost plastic taste. No character, and zero balance. Finishes with a candy-like coating in your mouth that just falls flat.
Non-Vintage Agrinatura Puglia Chardonnay (by Agrinatura Puglia Winery)
From: Puglia (near village of Andria)
Varietal: Chardonnay; organic grapes - White
Cost: $12.99 per bottle
Why: Overpowering taste of burnt popcorn kernels, or charred wood, or ash. Disgusting. Hard to even polish off a single glass.
2005 Grigio Luna Pinot Grigio delle Venezia (by Villa Borghetti)
From: Veneto (Verona)
Varietal: Pinot Grigio - White
Cost: Unknown; received as a gift at a house party
Why: A nothing-wine. Tastes like chilled water with, perhaps, a single drop of pear juice added. Almost no taste, and Presto! what little taste there is vanishes in a split-second. Have a glass of ice water with a lemon wedge, instead, and enjoy the flavor.
2006 Pizzolato Prosecco (by Settimo Pizzolato)
From: Veneto
Varietal: Prosecco; organically grown grapes - Sparkling White
Cost: $14.99
Why: Bitter, flat, zero finish. Completely unrefreshing, unsatisfying...like an anti-prosecco.
No comments:
Post a Comment