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.