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Levi Serafino 1991 Ciò che Sottovoce 45%

Nose: Geraniums and marigolds, latex paint, asparagus, dolma, green beans, hard unripe green plums, gooseberries, grape leather and tannins. Light hint of nuts and the shells of sunflower seeds.

Palate: Lemongrass, spearmint and chamomile … which is basically sleepytime tea. Lemon pith. A light glue, like licking an envelope. White peppercorn. Increasingly dry and bitter with more time in the glass.

Rating: 6 / 10 – Levi poetically named this bottle, and even Google seems incapable of capturing its spirit. Google translate gives three results: what under voice, what subheadings, and what is quiet. This is the first spirit of his we have had the pleasure of tasting (thank you Sten!) and it did not disappoint in spite of all the lore around these bottlings.