Joel | June 17, 2010
Fontodi Chianti Classico 2004, DOCG
Respect. Rispetto. A word our family elders made sure we kids understood when we were growing up.
A word… that has made all the difference.
And a word, I’ve observed, that so often keeps company with good wine.
At the Fontodi estate, located in the heart of Italy’s Chianti zone nearby [...]
Joel | April 26, 2010
Fèlsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 2006, DOCG
Put out the candle, clear the dinner plates away. Grab the bottle and glass.
With a free elbow, I push open the door and take an after dinner seat outside. Under a psychedelic sky brilliant with a million diamond-like stars what’s left of the Fèlsina Chianti Classico Riserva [...]
Joel | April 7, 2010
Fattoria La Massa “La Massa” 2007, Toscana IGT
Here’s a wine that I thoroughly enjoyed for its pinpoint balance and sensual mouth-feel. Moments that it took me to the edge of ripeness – but not beyond – were nothing short of orgasmic.
Meanwhile…as they say in the real estate biz: “…location, location, location”.
Fattoria La Massa [...]
Joel | March 17, 2010
La Braccesca Bramasole Cortona Syrah 2003, DOC
Old flannel shirts. Hands stained with drawing charcoal, pastels, shades of paint. The passion in her voice whenever she spoke of Degas.
But, that was all before life’s realities found us.
Now, I taste, spending a few moments in wine’s third dimension, memory, scents of innocent time with hints [...]
