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):…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 30: Soul Power (Alma de Cattleya Recent Releases)
Winemaker Bibiana González was part of one of the earliest COVID SiP virtual sample sipping sessions that I attended nearly one year ago, so it seems fitting that her Alma de Cattleya lineup is the focus of this 30th (!) edition of the Wine in the Time of Coronavirus series that was born out of…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for March 15, 2021
2019 Ca’ di Rajo Cuvee del Fondatore (Valdobbiadene Prosecco): Elegant perkiness, and perky elegance. $18 B+ 2015 Vite Colte ‘Essenze’ del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba (Barolo): A study in contrasts between floral delicacy, and leathery, baked red fruit muscularity. $80 A- 2016 Matteo Correggia La Val dei Preti (Roero): Poise and plumminess, girth and levity….
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 29: Catching Sparks (Masciarelli Tenute Agricole Recent Releases)
“I grew up in the winery. Literally.” Miriam Lee Masciarelli, Brand Ambassador for Masciarelli Tenute Agricole, was basically born into the wine business. She’s a second generation Masciarelli, which nowadays pretty much means being one of the faces for all of Abruzzo wine, despite the fact that her family’s winery sits in a province with…