Friday Sips
FRIDAY SIPS
Conero Ripetere
Today January 20 from 1:30 - 6:30
New full-flavored, Montepulciano reds from Conero in Italy’s Le Marches Region
Conero Ripetere
Today January 20 from 1:30 - 6:30
New full-flavored, Montepulciano reds from Conero in Italy’s Le Marches Region
With last week's snow and ice inundation, many of you weren’t able to experience these wines. We will repeat these wines and highly recommend that you join us as we embark on a Central Italian thrill ride. If you visited last week, not to worry, I’ll have some other bottles open as well!
2010 PIANTATE LUNGHE
CONERO RISERVA ‘ROSSINI’
$26.99 BTL./$161.94 – SIX PACK
CONERO RISERVA ‘ROSSINI’
$26.99 BTL./$161.94 – SIX PACK
100% Montepulciano and a real expression of a top site of the Le Marches region, mushroom, ginger and cardamom-spice mingle with rich berry fruit, roasted earth and minerality. Piantate Lunghe’s Montepulciano vineyards are 2500 meters to the sea and 350 meters above the sea and these particular specifications are what keep the wine fresh and maintains the precise flavors of the grape.
Meaty, hearty and formidable flavors come in waves and persist well after the wine is swallowed. Enjoy this ruggedly handsome red now and over the next 5-7 years with slow-cooked meats, aged cheeses and substantial pasta dishes. At 27 bucks this teeters at the top-end for Le Marches but to put it into perspective, if you were to go west across the Apennines into Tuscany or Umbria, you could expect to pay at least twice this price for this level of quality.
Meaty, hearty and formidable flavors come in waves and persist well after the wine is swallowed. Enjoy this ruggedly handsome red now and over the next 5-7 years with slow-cooked meats, aged cheeses and substantial pasta dishes. At 27 bucks this teeters at the top-end for Le Marches but to put it into perspective, if you were to go west across the Apennines into Tuscany or Umbria, you could expect to pay at least twice this price for this level of quality.
2011 PIANTATE LUNGHE
CONERO RISERVA ‘ROSSINI’
$26.99 BTL./$161.94 – SIX PACK
CONERO RISERVA ‘ROSSINI’
$26.99 BTL./$161.94 – SIX PACK
An excellent way to experience this upstart producer who has only been in existence since 2004 is to taste two vintages! Piantate Lunche is a partnership of three growers who once sold their grapes to Umani Ronchi before jumping out on their own and achieving big success.
2011 is a complete different monster than the 2010. A mountain of a red wine, thrilling aromas reveal warm, mineral that weave through dense blackberry, Christmas spice, game, violet and cardamom. Elusive with perpetual movement, constantly rolling in different, alluring directions each time you draw it to the nose. In the mouth it is full-bodied, graceful, classy with impressive persistence and penetration. Creamy, generous and genuine, it still reveals plenty of structure and spine, especially on the warm, packed, long finish. Have this with grilled lamb or grilled steak, however, it will also age nicely for 6-8 more years as well.
2011 is a complete different monster than the 2010. A mountain of a red wine, thrilling aromas reveal warm, mineral that weave through dense blackberry, Christmas spice, game, violet and cardamom. Elusive with perpetual movement, constantly rolling in different, alluring directions each time you draw it to the nose. In the mouth it is full-bodied, graceful, classy with impressive persistence and penetration. Creamy, generous and genuine, it still reveals plenty of structure and spine, especially on the warm, packed, long finish. Have this with grilled lamb or grilled steak, however, it will also age nicely for 6-8 more years as well.
2011 PIANTATE LUNGHE
CONERO ‘IL PALAZZO’
$13.99 BTL./$83.94 – SIX PACK
CONERO ‘IL PALAZZO’
$13.99 BTL./$83.94 – SIX PACK
Like the Riserva wines, the classic Conero Cuvee, Il Palazzo, is pure Montepulciano and reveals plenty of blackberry, smoked meat, rosemary and layered plum tones. Deep and mouth-filling with sensual fruit to make it very attractive, but still maintains just enough of the savage personality that is Montepulciano, especially in the bursting, spicy finish that is super-long, especially for an 14 dollar wine!
2014 BUCCI VERDICCHIO
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
It's always difficult just to say who is best in any given wine-producing area, but there are always exceptions and Bucci is one of them! When it comes to Verdicchio and the Le Marches region, Bucci's Classico is better than just about anyone's Riserva!
A small producer of 8,000 cases of three different wines, the 2014 Verdicchio Classico is all about the sea and this outstanding white wine is a tremendous match with anything that swims. Bone-crushing aromas of mineral, crustaceans, lemongrass, underlying yellow flowers, anise and limestone show off from the moment it is poured into the glass. In the mouth it presents laser-beam focus, terroir-specific, energetic and revealing plenty of old-vine depth and character all in a precise package. For a Jackson note one can experience one of Italy's great white wines and not only is it perfect for shellfish, and even though we’re buried with snow at the moment it has the intensity to stand up to our delicious spring salmon.
A small producer of 8,000 cases of three different wines, the 2014 Verdicchio Classico is all about the sea and this outstanding white wine is a tremendous match with anything that swims. Bone-crushing aromas of mineral, crustaceans, lemongrass, underlying yellow flowers, anise and limestone show off from the moment it is poured into the glass. In the mouth it presents laser-beam focus, terroir-specific, energetic and revealing plenty of old-vine depth and character all in a precise package. For a Jackson note one can experience one of Italy's great white wines and not only is it perfect for shellfish, and even though we’re buried with snow at the moment it has the intensity to stand up to our delicious spring salmon.
