BTG Flashcards
Ca’ del Bosco, Cuvée Prestige Brut, Franciacorta, Lombardia NV
75% CH/PNero/PBianco
Immediate, appealing yellow fruit and bread-crust nose. Lemon fruit. Long, fragrant and at the drier side of the spectrum.
$17-9.5
Ferrari, Brut Rosé, Trentino-Alto Adige NV
PNero / CH
Delicate red-berried fruit, subtle wild flowers and biscuity notes. On the palate, it is dry with a vibrant, creamy mousse and persistent pinprick bubbles.
It was aged between 25 to 30 months on the lees before disgorgement and dosage. It is brut style with 7-8g/l dosage.
$16-9
Vigneto Saetti, Lambrusco, Salamino di Santa Croce, Emilia Romagna 2013
Sensational. Deep red/purple in color. Frizzante. Intense aromas of red berries and minerals. Crisp, dry finish.
$12-7
AF
Movia, Ceglio’, Ribolla Gialla, Goriška Brda, Slovenia 2011
Biodynamic. Rich yellow color, dry, fresh and vivacious, presenting a balanced flavor with a slight note of cedar wood.
$16-9-35
AF
Nicklaus, Weissburgunder, Alto Adige 2013
Green apple and a bit of citrus. Vibrant and mineral and it ends quite elegantly. SS
$12-7-26
AF
Niklas, Kerner, Alto Adige 2013
Riesling in flavor and shows a distinctive herbal quality.
$14-8-31
AS
Bisson, ‘Marea’, Cinque Terre, Liguria 2012
Vermentino/Albarola/Bosco
Extended aging on the lees.The result is a full-bodied, earthy wine of immense character, almost briny, with a deeper golden tint to its color than is found in his other whites and marked by the aromas of heather, broom and juniper. SS
$16-9-35
AS
Claudio Vio, ‘Albegna’, Pigato, Rivera Ligure di Pontente, Liguria 2010
After manual harvest, the bunches are destemmed and crushed, and the must is left to macerate with the skins for about 18 hours. Fermentation with native yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks (18-20°C) lasts about 25 days. After fermentation, the wine spends six months in stainless steel and a minimum of two months in bottle before release.
$15-8.5-33
AS
Orsolani, ‘La Rustia’, Erbaluce di Caluso, Piemonte 2012
The Orsolani family name is synonymous with the local white variety, Erbaluce, the La Rustia is a reference to the roasted slopes where the grapes are grown (as in Cote Rotie), which denotes roasted slope, the ideal exposure of these vineyards allows the grapes to achieve remarkable richnes).
$12-7-26
SA
Pasetti, ‘Tenutarossa’, Bianco Colline Pescaresi, Abruzzo 2010
Trebbiano/Pecorino
$16-9-35
AP
Apicella, ‘Santa Marina’, Costa d’Amalfi, Campania 2012
Falanghina/Biancolella/Ginestra/Pepella
$14-8-31
SA
San Giovanni, ‘Castello della Sala’, Orvieto, Umbria 2012
Antinori. Grechetto, Percanico, PB, Viognier. SS. Tiem spent on the lees. White flowere, white fruit. Ample body.
$14-8-31
SA
Ciu Ciu, ‘Merlettaie’, Pecorina, Offida, Marche 2013
A briny note of the sea to bitter almonds, melon and dried herbs. Fermented in wood for 6-8 mos=slight rich creamness to the spicy and herbal flavors. Firm, dry and minerally.
Choo, Choo. Estate run by 2 brothers.
87 ha/215 acres in total in 2000. Golden Gate Park =1017 acres. 20% larger than Central Park.
$12-7-26
AP
Clelia Romano, Fiano di Avellino, Collio di Lapio, Campania 2013
Tangy, energetic. Smokey. Meursault-esque.
$16-9-35
AP
Gulfi, ‘Carjanti’, Carricante, Sicilia 2010
SS then to barriques. Fruity, big, anise, almond.
$16-9-35
AS-Rosato
Boniperti, ‘Rosadisera’, Nebbiolo, Piemonte 2013
Rosadisera=Evening Rose.
beautiful pale pink color, aromas of wild strawberry, watermelon and pomegranate, fresh acidity, both refreshing and deeply flavorful. This is 100% Nebbiolo, made by ‘saignèe’ with one day of skin contact, fermented in stainless steel and bottled in the late spring.
$12-7-26
AF
Foradori, Teroldego, ‘Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Trentino-Alto Adige 2011
Trentino specialty Elisabetta instigated a quality revolution in the 1980’s. Deeply colored, lively, fruity, prone to reduction. Black cherry fruit, ripe tannins, mouthwatering acidity.
$16-9-35
AF
Monte Santoccio, Valpocella Classico Superiore, Veneto 2011
Corvina, Corvione, Molinara, Rondinella.
Clean, intense and fresh with aromas of plum and cherries, smooth tannins and wonderful finish.
Pair with risotto, pasta and beans, salami.
$13-7.5-28
AF
Niklas, Schiava, Alto Adige 2013
$12-7-26
AS
6 Mura, ‘Giba’, Carignano del Sulcis, Sardenga 2011
$12-7-26