Rochioli / Rafanelli
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- MikeE - 03-17-1999 Had a couple zins over the weekend: '96 Rochioli Sodini - fruit driven wine; excellent extraction; almost sweet; smooth on the palate; decent acidity and little tannins; drink and enjoy now; i liked it, but it didn't knock me out. '95 Rafanelli - now this is zin! great extraction; deep color; blackberrie and black cherries; great balance between fruit, acidity and tannins; slighlty peppery/tangy; this one did knock me out! ME - Bucko - 03-18-1999 Mike, has Rafanelli toned down the wood in their wine. I liked their wines early on, but over the years they became too overoaked for my palate. Bucko - MikeE - 03-18-1999 Hey Buck, well for my taste the '95 didn't seem overoaked. Maybe it seemed so because the Rochioli, which we consumed immediately beforehand, seemed a bit overoaked to me (too smooth). I am becoming more sensitive to oaky wines and I didn't think that the Rafanelli was anything out of bounds. Hope that helps. ME - Van The Man - 03-18-1999 Bucko - I too quit drinking Rafanelli Zins due to the oak level. Haven't had one in a while due to fear of getting splinters. They've been guilty of "crimes against wines" too often of late. <sigh> - Woodman - 03-18-1999 I swore off Rafanelli before I started. Patty Rafanelli was so busy trying to impress me with how important she was (while I was trying to taste the wine) that she made me into a non-believer. - Van The Man - 03-18-1999 Woodman - I've heard the same thing. I've also heard if you even THINK ABOUT going onto their property w/o an appointment, you are treated no better than yesterday's dead fish. Kind of takes the pleasure out of the whole thing. <sigh> - Woodman - 03-20-1999 Van, I even had an appointment that she had begrudgingly granted me. I would truly hate to see how "drop-ins" are treated. I like to do business with people who treat me like I'm important (though nothing could be further from the truth -- and HUSH! Bucko). Needless to say, Rafanelli is not on my list. - Bucko - 03-20-1999 They are even curt to members of the trade. I do not understand this myself, but in their defense, they might be hounded to death by the tourists. I can see where that could get old in a hurry. Bucko |