Hi All,
The recent post about inexpensive wine to go with red pasta
reminded me of a wine that used to be one of my favorites.
Di Majo Norante Sangiovese - Terra degli Osci. The 97, 98, 99
and 2000 were all good. Then something terrible happened.
I opened a bottle of the 2001 and there was a sediment problem -
up to the neck of the bottle! I don't mind a little sediment,
but a whole bottle full! I should have brought the bottle back
to the store, but I poured the sludge down the drain. To be fair,
I did purchase a couple more bottles of the 2001, and they
weren't good. I should test the Di Majo again, one of these years,
but I can't get that bottle of "sludge" out of my mind.

Any recent tastings?
Dick

Agreed, I had a lot of time for Di Majo Norante when I visited Campania
recently. His Fiano was one of the finest available along with the
distinctive Feudo di San Gregorio.

I've not experienced the 2001 but I've certainly had previous years and take
note of your comments.

"Dick R." > wrote in message
...
> Hi All,
> The recent post about inexpensive wine to go with red pasta
> reminded me of a wine that used to be one of my favorites.
> Di Majo Norante Sangiovese - Terra degli Osci. The 97, 98, 99
> and 2000 were all good. Then something terrible happened.
> I opened a bottle of the 2001 and there was a sediment problem -
> up to the neck of the bottle! I don't mind a little sediment,
> but a whole bottle full! I should have brought the bottle back
> to the store, but I poured the sludge down the drain. To be fair,
> I did purchase a couple more bottles of the 2001, and they
> weren't good. I should test the Di Majo again, one of these years,
> but I can't get that bottle of "sludge" out of my mind.
>
> Any recent tastings?
> Dick
>

Dick,

are you Sure the entire bottle was sludge-filled?
I've never really seen this before, although a Byrd Maryland Cab
came close, but that only had about 2 inches of sludge in it.
Perhaps you received the bottled pomice that was meant for grappa
production?

Mark S

Dick R. > wrote:
: Hi All,
: The recent post about inexpensive wine to go with red pasta
: reminded me of a wine that used to be one of my favorites.
: Di Majo Norante Sangiovese - Terra degli Osci. The 97, 98, 99
: and 2000 were all good. Then something terrible happened.
: I opened a bottle of the 2001 and there was a sediment problem -
: up to the neck of the bottle! I don't mind a little sediment,
: but a whole bottle full! I should have brought the bottle back
: to the store, but I poured the sludge down the drain. To be fair,
: I did purchase a couple more bottles of the 2001, and they
: weren't good. I should test the Di Majo again, one of these years,
: but I can't get that bottle of "sludge" out of my mind.

: Any recent tastings?
: Dick


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Hi Mark,
Yup, and it was really disgusting. The first glass I poured was
pure sludge. Maybe it was the last bottle in a bottling run
that should have ended one bottle sooner. :-)
Do they use that stuff for grappa?

Dick


wrote:
> Dick,
>
> are you Sure the entire bottle was sludge-filled?
> I've never really seen this before, although a Byrd Maryland Cab
> came close, but that only had about 2 inches of sludge in it.
> Perhaps you received the bottled pomice that was meant for grappa
> production?
>
> Mark S
>
> Dick R. > wrote:
> : Hi All,
> : The recent post about inexpensive wine to go with red pasta
> : reminded me of a wine that used to be one of my favorites.
> : Di Majo Norante Sangiovese - Terra degli Osci. The 97, 98, 99
> : and 2000 were all good. Then something terrible happened.
> : I opened a bottle of the 2001 and there was a sediment problem -
> : up to the neck of the bottle! I don't mind a little sediment,
> : but a whole bottle full! I should have brought the bottle back
> : to the store, but I poured the sludge down the drain. To be fair,
> : I did purchase a couple more bottles of the 2001, and they
> : weren't good. I should test the Di Majo again, one of these years,
> : but I can't get that bottle of "sludge" out of my mind.
>
> : Any recent tastings?
> : Dick
>
>