Corked? Santa Maria La Palma Aragosta Vermentino di Sardegna DOC
Posted on June 27th, 2008
Saved in Vinegar, White wine, €10-€15
- Smelled of: absolutely nothing
- Tasted of: very little, but quite fizzy
- Conclusion: corked or oxidised? Not sure (can anyone tell me?)
if it was fizzy, might it have been a secondary fermentation
well, at least the bottle is lovely
Hi Rob,
is that a secondary fermentation in the bottle?
How does that happen?
Lar
Secondary fermentation in the bottle, where its a fault and not part of the wine making process (eg. Champgne), can result from contamination in the bottling line.
If it was corked you would have known from the smell. Vermentino should have had some inkling of aroma and at the very least some lemony flavour. Was the fizz, fizz like champagne or a spritz? A little spritz Co2 could be intentional to give the wine a freshness…
Hi Andrew,
I guess it must have been a secondary fermentation - no aroma or flavour at all - for either of us.
The fizz was probably more of a spritz, like a carbonated water - San Pellegrino comes to mind, but that has more flavour.
Lar
Interesting, Asimov recommended this in the NYT. Where did you happen upon it here?
Hi Citty Kitty,
I got it in Fresh, Smithfield, D7 though I’ve seen it in other places since.
Lar