Friday Quiz

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:59 am

Who/What etc am I

I am produced from a single vineyard
I come from a 5th generation family winery
I am aged for 2 years in Allier barriques
Approx 8000 bottles of me are produced per year
I am recommended for consumption 15-20 years from vintage year
I am made using indigenous grape varieties
I have only been commercially released since the mid 1970's
My best vintages are considered to be 1998, 1999 & 2001
I am produced using the Appassimento method
The vineyard I am produced from was purchased in 1918
My wine style is the 4th best seller in my country

GraemeG · Post by **GraemeG** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:25 am

Yalumba Virgilius?

camw · Post by **camw** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:27 am

Henschke Mount Edelstone?

DJ · Post by DJ » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:29 am

Could be a Henshke but I'm guessing not.
Not a Tyrrells nothing sends that long in wood.
That leaves Best's Great Western or Tahbilk.

I'll guess Best's Thompson Family Shiraz

Michael McNally · Post by **Michael McNally** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:37 am

Is it Italian, per chance?

tex0403 · Post by **tex0403** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:48 am

Bleasdale Generations Shiraz

lantana · Post by **lantana** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:30 pm

Vietti Barolo?

lantana

Justin G · Post by **Justin G** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:34 pm

Houghton Jack Mann

PaulV · Post by **PaulV** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:41 pm

Torres Grans Muralles

PaulV · Post by **PaulV** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:18 pm

2 years in french allier oak plus indigenous grapes sounds like it must be an italian super tuscan, or some sthn italy IGT

barolo's are usually in slavian oak though some "new wave" do use small french oak

Gary W · Post by **Gary W** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:20 pm

I think this is Chianti from that perky little chap...he was in Decanter a few issues ago. Can't just remember now.
GW

tex0403 · Post by **tex0403** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:36 pm

Masi Amarone Della Valpolicella

Jay60A · Post by **Jay60A** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:26 pm

Tedeschi: Amarone Capitel Monte Olmi?

tex0403 · Post by **tex0403** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:40 pm

correction I'm with jay04a

Ian S · Post by **Ian S** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:56 pm

Amarone
Not sure on my Italian families, but I thought Masi was family owned still, so I reckon it's a good guess. Quintarelli and Allegrini (is La Poja an Amarone sold as IGT?) are also possibilities.
Not sure about the vintages though as Amarone in 97 and 2000 is reckoned (as I understand it) to be better than the 3 vintages mentioned. Not impressed with the 98's I've tried, especially the Tedeschi

I'll plump for Masi Costasera, but something makes me think they might have been selling commercially for longer. (edit) also 8000 bottles a year sounds too low

A final off the wall guess, if the style comment refers to the appassimento, then Sfursat Valtellina "5 stelle" might be possible (I know it uses barriques)

regards

Ian

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:55 am

Well done on getting onto the Italian theme so quickly. The answer was Tedeschi Capitel Monte Olmi Amarone with Jay getting there first.

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