Potpurri Tasting Shows Produces Nice Wines

 I am always amazed by new "discoveries" when it comes to wine. When I think that nothing can impress me,  I am wowed by the quality of an "new" wine that blows me away.

Lapilli Greco Di Tufo DOCG 2022  Campania, Italy                              $23.95        94/100 points  

Colour: Deep straw, brilliant, clear

Nose: Citrus lemon, Lychee fruit, Stone fruit, some vanilla nuances, mineral and sulfur!

Palate: Medium plus to Full body, nice  nice acidity, pebbles, nuts, citrus/lemon and some fruit sweetness on the finish.

Comments: Interesting wine from volcanic/clay soil at heights of 400 to 500 metres. Made from the  Greco di Tufo grape which is a clone of the Greco Bianco.  Some believe it is one and the same grape and refer to it as Greco Bianco. Tufo is also a village in Campania. Tasted twice

Food Pairings: Fish, sea food, salads, aperitif, hors d'oeuvres. 

Terres Secretes "Les Preludes' AOP Macon Rouge 2022 Burgundy     $19.95        93/100 points

Colour: Red, clear

Nose: Ripe red fruit with some dark fruit evolvement, pomegranate, blossom flora notes, smoke, earth

Palate: Medium body, soft tannin, dry, persistent length with noticeable but pleasant acidity 

Comments: Formerly called "Cave de Prisse-Sologny-Verze". In 2007 changed its name to "Vignerons de Terres Secretes". The wine if made from Gamay grapes. Pleasant wine capable of developing over a three or four year period but fine now. Good choice for Beef or veal stew, cold cuts, burgers! A great go to wine for the price!

Fumu Rosso Terre Sicilliane IGT 2021   Sicily, Italy                              $17.95        95/100 points

Colour: Ruby Red

Nose: Black cherry, raspberry, bumble berry mix, smoke, earth floor, wood spice, pepper

Palate: Full bodied, pleasant medium tannin, touch of fruit sweetness, very well balanced, lingering

Comment:  Exceptional wine for the price. A quality Merlot,  Syrah, Cabernet/blend with loads of flavour and a promise of future development. Volcanic soil. Great beef, lamb, game wine! 

Tasted Twice

A great choice for roast beef dinner, steak, salmon    

Crux Corte  2022             Argentina Mendoza                                        $17.95        96/100 points 

Colour: Ruby Red

Nose: Black Fruit, pepper, anise, herbal spice, smoke, vanilla wood, spice mix

Palate: Full bodied, velvet tannin, balanced, pleasant acidity, long and persistent finish

Comments: Another dynamic wine that has an exceptional price/quality ration. As far as I can find out, the wine is a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Syrah, 10% Merlot and 10% Tempranillo. The wine is well made with much manual rather than machine handling. This would suffice as a great game . wine as well as roast turkey, wild fowl, Ossobuco. Definitely my wine for a great price/quality ratio purchase! Tasted Twice

Tordelcolle Rosso  DOC Reserva 2018          Molise, Italy                    $14.95        93/100 points 

Colour:  Red, clear   

Nose: Cherry blossom, floral notes, vanilla spice, plum, cherry, pomegranate,

Palate: Medium plus, pepper spice, well balanced with long finish

Comments:  From south-central Italy. Price says it all. Nice price for every day wine. Pleasing.