{"id":6343,"date":"2023-06-23T15:19:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/23\/good-dei-2-wines-4-vintages\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T15:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:19:25","slug":"good-dei-2-wines-4-vintages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/23\/good-dei-2-wines-4-vintages\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Dei: 2 wines \/ 4 vintages"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(February 2023) …<\/strong><\/em> Montepulcino – I have been to Dei before… I have tasted wines here before … I have had a meal here before.<\/p>\n

But this was a different visit, it was about comparing two Cru (single vineyards) the winery has. One, is the older vineyard used to make the Riserva – Bossona … The other is an ode to the father, a small vineyard called “Madonna della Querce”, planted in 2005, the first vintage of which was released from the 2015 vintage. A handful of media from around the world was there to taste these two reserve wines side by side from four different vintages: 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018.<\/p>\n

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2018 …<\/strong>
Madonna Della Querce vs Bossona<\/em>
Madonna – Nice structure with lovely acidity and spice notes; well balance dark fruit with cedar… It has lovely complexity and a good life ahead of it.
Bossona – Drink-ability is certainly in the now camp. Lots of red berries, good balancing acidity and moderate spice. Enjoy now.<\/p>\n

Winner : A draw. While Bossona is drink now, Madonna will be waiting in the wings when you are finished all the  Bossona; and good thing too, as Madonna needs more time.\"Dei<\/p>\n

2017 …<\/strong>
Madonna Della Querce vs Bossona<\/em>
Madonna – Rough and rugged tannins from the outset … There is fruit, it’s there, but it’s not ready to drink quite yet; it’s also developing notes of leather, tar and cedar.
Bossona – An approachable wine that’s very delicate, and doesn’t disguise the fruit it has under a veil of wood.<\/p>\n

Winner : Easily the Bossona; with its approachability and ease of drinking, it’s a quaffer right now; I’m not sure whether the Madonna gets out from behind that tarry-woody-leathery veil.<\/p>\n

2016 …<\/strong>
Madonna Della Querce vs Bossona<\/em>
Madonna – Happily, there is some fruit to be found here; but the extract is hard and there’s some crazy age-ability here as long as that wood manages to settle itself down and the fruit can find a way to fight its way to the front.
Bossona – Approachable and fruity: lots of red berry: cherry, strawberry, and red currant really showing its way through. This wine is fresh, fruity and fun.<\/p>\n

Winner : This should be obvious from the write-up above, but if the Madonna can write the ship over the next few years … time will tell.<\/p>\n

2015 …<\/strong>
Madonna Della Querce vs Bossona<\/em>
Madonna – Already 7 years old and the wine maintains rugged \/ tough tannins and dark brooding fruit… I’m not sure it ever will turn a corner.
Bossona – Tannins and acidity are battling it out, while the fruit waits in the wings to see who’s the ultimate winner in their fight for supremacy. There is a certain approachability here, but the tannins need to drop like a set of balls.<\/p>\n

Winner :<\/strong> tough call, but this round might go to the Bossona, just for having some drink-now-ability – otherwise, it’s a draw of. Let’s see what happens.<\/p>\n

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