What are the characteristics of a wine that I rate at 5-stars? It is a wine that shows good fruit flavour characteristics, is very balanced between fruit/acidity/tannins/sugar (differences between red/white/sparkling/fortified wines), has good structure and longer length, and possible aging potential (4-stars), plus has some special characteristics, which could include minerality, superb balance and length, typicity of place, excellent aging potential, and/or other characters that really makes this wine different and stand out from the rest of the wines. This year only one wine that I tasted fit these criteria, a prosecco from Italy. Congratulations.
Twenty-five wines that I tasted made it into my near-perfect 4.5-5 star category this year. You can read about them at this link.
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G. Brut Ius Naturae Millesimato 2020, Bortolomiol – (10g/l residual sugar) An organic wine. Medium lemon colour. Light aromas with some grape stem, pine needles, and white flowers, plus tropical fruit with air. Quite interesting aromas! Tropical fruit and sweet spice flavour plus a herbal stem note. Fresh flavours. Lots of small creamy bubbles. I really enjoyed this wine.
