If Italy’s northwestern region of Piedmont is known for one thing, it’s being known for many things. So many wine regions overlap in Piedmont that it’s not uncommon for the skills being used to produce, say, Barolo also being employed to produce Barbera, Moscato, or – in today’s case – Roero. I recently hopped on…
Month: March 2021
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for March 29, 2021
2016 Herdade do Rocim Alicante Bouschet (Alentejo): Floral, silky, pretty, and pretty complete. Nicely done. $16 B+ 2016 Perinet (Priorat): Brazenly fruity, with dried violets, sweet tannins, and an ENORMOUS personality. $82 A- 2016 Cecchi Riserva di Famiglia (Chianti Classico): Aromatic, tangy, assertive… but willing to play nice at the dinner table. $39 A- 2016…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 31: Counting on the Count (Tenuta Col d’Orcia Recent Releases)
Count Francesco Marone Cinzano didn’t want to live in Tuscany. When his father moved the family to ‘the hill overlooking the Orcia River’ (Col d’Orcia), it was ‘quite remote, the middle of nowhere.” Not exactly the place to appeal to a young guy, even if the aesthetic beauty of the place was beyond question. Today,…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for March 22, 2021
2018 Filippo Gallino Roero Arneis (Roero): Minerals, peach skin, ripe yellow apples, all with depth & vivacity, and all begging for some Asian salad. $17 B+ 2019 Monchiero Carbone Cecu d’La Biunda (Roero Arneis): This one has serious substance; bolder, rounder, fleshy, peachy, and assertive. $18 B+ 2017 Cascina Val del Prete ‘Bricco Medica’ (Roero):…