26 November 2017
I’ve been looking forward to trying a bottle of this highly praised wine for a few years.
Last year I got to sip a very young vintage at a wine tasting, where Marco Casolanetti (the producer) himself was pouring the wine. The wine was a bit linear, but very rich and showing a lot of fruits. I liked it and wondered how it would evolve with ageing.
A very generous friend of mine, recently came over for dinner and brought a bottle of the 2009 vintage, that’s priced just below 100 CHF. At eight years of age it is not very old yet, but at least is well past its childhood.
On the nose there is a strong predominance of nuts in general and pine-nuts in particular. Unfortunately, so strong that it tends to overshadow everything else. Fortunately, in the mouth there is a lot of matter. The wine is very rich, filling and persistent. Maybe lacking a bit in complexity, but for sure worth trying.
I’m told that Kurni get better with time and in its old age tends to display notes of olive. Therefore, for a fulfilling experience it is probably worth to look for an older vintage.
Kurni is a “cult wine” made in the Marche region of south eastern Italy with 100% Montepulciano grapes. The first vintage has been produced 20 years ago, in 1997. There are only around 6’000 bottles produced a year.
Country: Italy
Region: Marche
Grapes: Montepulciano
Type: Red
Vintage: 2009
Producer: Oasi degli Angeli
Price range: Extra (50-100 US$)
Pascal’s Enjoyment Index: 3/5