Tasting Notes of Wines around the World
Last month I hosted a wine tasting event at my home. Four dear friends joined me to taste blindly five Merlot based wines produced in our region. It has been a very pleasant and interesting experience. Continue reading “Merlot del Ticino”
The colour is medium garnet and a bit cloudy. On the nose sour cherries and some earthy notes. In the mouth fresh and at first a bit prickly. The finish is abrupt, but later some fruity flavours come back and stay for a little.
Morgon is one of the 10 Beaujolais crus located on the slopes on the western side of the Saone River. Continue reading “Jean-Paul Thévenet Morgon “Vieilles Vignes” 2013”
I bought these two bottles of Riesling while cruising the Moselle in Autumn last year. I picked them amongst the numerous I tasted at the Mosel-Vinothek in Bernkastel, where some 150 different wines from the Moselle region can be savoured. Every wine is displayed with a short description of the producer and the characteristics of the wine itself. Continue reading “Kallfelz Riesling 2017”
The colour is pale ruby. The nose is dominated by floral aromas of rose petal and geranium, accompanied by some cola. In the mouth it gives a drying sensation. The aftertaste reminds of red fruits and is fairly long.
This Pinot Noir is made by Agriloro, a winery located in the southern part of Switzerland that stands out for the wide variety of grapes it cultivates and vinifies in Ticino. Continue reading “Tenimento dell’Ör Pinot Nero 2016”