Saturday, December 19, 2009

Cecchi Orvieto Classico 2008 DOC

Variety: Grechetto, Drupeggio, Procanico and Trebbiano
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Umbria
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Residual sugar: 1.5g/l
Acidity: 5.05g/l
Color: pale light white - yellow
Bouquet: decent, white flowers with some nutty or almondy notes
Taste: light to medium body, pleasant citrus tones accompanied with this kind of tones that remind me Gruner Veltliner, at the end there is a taste of white grapefruit
Recommended food pairing: fish, poultry
Overall score: 80
I checked on the producer site and this wine was apparently aged from 9 to 12 months in barique barrels. I personally would not guess it. Probably these were old barique barrel, rather the new ones. I may explain this almondy taste. The wine is OK, but nothing surprising. It is very neutral taste, it has some nice acidity, but it lacks complexity.

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