Gianni organized a blind tasting of two reds and two whites, which we knew only as "vino rosso A and B" and "vino bianco A and B". We did not focus on the visual exam; rather, our attention was directed to smell (intensity and persistency) and taste (sweetness, acidity, sapidity, alcohol content and tannins) and persistency of the taste.
This was a student confidence building exercise. Both the red and white A wines had little smell and little persistency of smell. The same was evident on tasting the "A" red and white. Basically, there was little to no effect in the mouth, and to the extent it could be detected, it was fleeting.
Vino rosso B and vino bianco B were entirely different, even to we novices. The contrast was quite evident. The red "B", which we later learned was a 2004 Salice Salentino "Lacarta" Riserva produced by Francesco Candido, had an intense smell, which was persistent. In the mouth, it was dry and crisp, sapid, with softer tannins and warm with alcohol. The taste was very persistent.
Vino bianco B was a 2009 Langhe Arneis "Blange'" produced by Ceretto. The smell was slighly intense and persistent. On tasting, it was dry and crisp with some sapidity. It had persistence in the mouth. I liked this white very much, but I wonder if it benefitted from comparison to the white "A" that was so awful.
Vino rosso and bianco "A" turned out to be Tavernello box wines of unknown vintage. They did, however, bear an expiration date on the label.
This was a student confidence building exercise. Both the red and white A wines had little smell and little persistency of smell. The same was evident on tasting the "A" red and white. Basically, there was little to no effect in the mouth, and to the extent it could be detected, it was fleeting.
Vino rosso B and vino bianco B were entirely different, even to we novices. The contrast was quite evident. The red "B", which we later learned was a 2004 Salice Salentino "Lacarta" Riserva produced by Francesco Candido, had an intense smell, which was persistent. In the mouth, it was dry and crisp, sapid, with softer tannins and warm with alcohol. The taste was very persistent.
Vino bianco B was a 2009 Langhe Arneis "Blange'" produced by Ceretto. The smell was slighly intense and persistent. On tasting, it was dry and crisp with some sapidity. It had persistence in the mouth. I liked this white very much, but I wonder if it benefitted from comparison to the white "A" that was so awful.
Vino rosso and bianco "A" turned out to be Tavernello box wines of unknown vintage. They did, however, bear an expiration date on the label.
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