Easter is upon us with the conventional Sunday meals and the Easter Monday journey out of town. As constantly, we at Avvinando attempt to keep you business with a great bottle to accompany meals. So here is some guidance, carefully checked, with the typical property: it is not a ranking and, obviously, some areas will be missing out on, which is another factor to let us understand if you have any preferred white wines in the remarks.
As constantly, let’s begin with the bubbles. The Lessini Durello Brut Millesimato 2023 by Cavazza is a really enjoyable white wine from Durella grapes made shimmering with the Charmat approach, for that reason in an autoclave. Tips of citrus and apple, mouth with mineral notes and pungent freshness. Suitable for a thirst-quenching aperitif!
If like us you enjoy pink bubbles, and in this duration in specific, here is the Crémant d’Alsace AOC Rosé Brut by Domaine Hubert Reyser. A traditional French approach from Pinot Noir all pleasantness, softness, crunchiness of fruit and adaptability. White wine for all events and, why not, for the more traditional Easter lasagna.
The Langhe Nascetta Anas-cetta 2018 Elvio Cogno is really a terrific white. To state that in the location if you wish to consume well there are likewise outstanding options to red. Good complex nose, complete mouth, textural, mouth-watering, warm for a red wine with fantastic aging capacity and which can likewise accompany breast meats.
Likewise 2018 for another white, this time from Irpinia, which actually bewitched us, the Colle dei Lauri Greco di Tufo from Tenuta del Meriggio. Ripe fruit, citrus, a clear mineral note on the nose. Really velvety, pulpy and fresh mouthfeel however above all extremely delicious. White as we have it in mind!
Those who follow us understand just how much we enjoy rosés and amongst them the conventional Abruzzo cerasuolo: Call me when it rains – Valori 2022 by Masciarelli (100% Montepulciano) is fruity, complete and tasty without compromising freshness and flavour. Perfect for a carefree beverage possibly throughout a picnic with a traditional casatiello or for an Easter Monday barbecue.
Still rosé, however from Etna and Nerello Mascalese, Serafica’s Grotta dei Lamponi 2022. Pale in color, on the nose, nomen prophecy, tasty little red fruits, in the mouth fantastic freshness and volcanic taste. Lovely tasting.
Constantly Etna, for another fantastic discovery. The Rosso 2021 (from pure Nerello Mascalese) by SRC (it is legal to be there!). Younger purple color, stylish fruit with touches of pomegranate and blackthorn on the nose, really fresh on the taste buds with a mouthwatering push practically of graphite and well-present tannin. Fantastic worth for cash.
Let’s return to Piedmont, La mia Nuda Nizza 2021 Montalbera is an intriguing barbera, with dark notes and a great intricacy on the nose. Constant sip with its own volume, soft however likewise really fresh. Appealing.
From Sardinia, the Perdixi Bovale 2021 by Famiglia Casadei is really intriguing, a color that reveals life, notes of berries and spiciness, well-present tannin and long freshness that fades into a balsamic note. Fantastic surprise from a native grape, ideal with grilled meats and cheeses.
Let’s increase a little with Piera’s Terre Magre Friuli Pinot Nero 2022, a red with a pale color that reveals all its special. Lovely flower notes of rose and berries, outstanding taste, light tannin, however above all fantastic drinkability. Good discover.
We have actually typically discussed Morellino di Scansano from Cantina Vignaioli di Scansano, a red wine with a terrific quality-price ratio and fantastic adaptability. Part of the earnings from the sales of the 2022 minimal edition will go to the Orto Giusto social farming task in Orbetello, produced by the Cooperativa Beata Veronica, which attends to the work of individuals with impairments in the farming sector. Another factor to consume a great bottle at Easter.
We stay in Tuscany, still seaside however in the Bolgheri location, with Le Crocine 2021 by Marzichi Lenzi, an outstanding mix of cabernet franc, red wine and cabernet sauvignon. Common varietal notes, ripe fruit, lovely spiciness, tannin, Mediterranean heat and a gorgeous freshness. In a word, fantastic balance.
German white wine however Italian home: the Dr Fischer Trocken (dry) riesling 2016 is great (and has a really high quality/price ratio), however the Spätlese is even extraordinary: Do not resent its age: for German rieslings it indicates being still really young.
Do you desire a crucial white wine that is a little bit various from the typical? The Baglio del Cristo di Campobello Lusirà 2019 is an outstanding Syrah however if you discover the 2018 around you will have glasses that are a little less extreme and warm however at the very same time really aromatic and a little bit more flavourful. It depends on taste. In other words, where you fall, you constantly fall standing.
We close with a remarkable tasting from Alto Adige, which to specify as simply a sweet white wine would be an understatement since there is a lot more. Tramin’s Terminum Gewurztraminer 2021 late harvest is actually a great deal of things. The normal varietal notes however used special and beauty: dried apricot, acacia flowers, candied citrus fruits, white pepper, honey and so on etc. Covering and fragile at the very same time, to end on a high note!
Delighted Easter
Raffaele and Sergio.
