New Wine 1/14/10

Wines by the Glass

Terre Magre Ribolla Gialla, Spumante. Trento-Trentino, NV.
Winery is close to the Veneto (southern Trentino) and only produces sparkling wine.
-Unctuous body. Soft, dry. Yellow fruit (grapefruit) and crisp pear. Done in the Charmat method.

Elena Walch Gewurtztraminer. Alto-Adige, 2008.
This is her baseline Gewurtz.
-Spicy, rose petal, lychee lychee lychee. Soft, peachy. Very aromatic.

Matteo Correggia Roero Arneis. Piemonte, 2008.
-Dandelion greens, meadow flowers, nutty. Chalky minerality, white flower and nectarine.

Bellsario Cambrugiano Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva. Le Marche, 2006.
Aged in large format oak.
-Chalk, green apple, lime, piney. More ‘Jesi’ like in generosity.

Castel de Paolis Frascati Superiore. Lazio, 2007. (Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia di Lazio, Trebbiano, Grecchetto, Viognier, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Bombino Bianco).
Mother and 2 daughter operation. This is the benchmark Frascati.
-Honeyed nose, papaya.

Albino Armani ‘Foja Tonda’ Casetta Vallagrina. Trento-Trentino, 2005
Casetta is a local grape; this producer is responsible for keeping the grape around. ‘Foja Tonda’ is the name of the grape in the local dialect.
-Cherry pie nose, violets and rhubarb. Light bodied. A touch of earth to balance things out.

BTB:
Badia Chianti (Sangiovese) Biodynamic. Clean, feminine, medium bodied. Berries and tobacco.

-Emily, SPQR Bartender & Server