Red Wine- Swan Room

Question 1

Domaine Zuria

Answer 1

Type: Red
Variety: Sciaccarellu
Producer: Domaine Zuria
Bottling: Aria
Location: Bonifacio, Corsica
Appellation: Vine de Corse
Vintage: 2019
Price: $16/$80
Glassware: Red Wine

Located in the southern part of Corsica, near the mediterranean sea. Sustainable farming in granite soil. Medium body, ripe red fruit, oregano, smoked black tea

Question 2

Piero Benevelli

Answer 2

Type: Red
Variety: Dolcetto
Producer: Piero Benevelli
Location: Piedmont, Italy
Appellation: Dolcetto d’Alba
Vintage: 2020
Price: $15/$60
Glassware: AP

Organic without certification. Hand harvested and fermented in SS. Indigenous yeast with spontaneous fermentation. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Dry with juicy fruit, low acidity, mild tannin, and medium body. Aromas of lavender, violets, and almonds.

Question 3

Roc des Anges

Answer 3

Type: Red
Variety: Grenache/Carignan/Syrah
Producer: Le Roc des Anges
Location: Languedoc-Roussillon, FR
Appellation: Cotes Catalanes
Vintage: 2020
Price: $23/$115
Glassware: AP

Grown in a tough climate; windy, hot and dry with very poor soil. Biodynamic farming. Hand harvested at the coolest part of the day. Fermented with natural yeast and no sulfur. Aged in SS. Aromas of ripe black fruits, rosemary, and smokey toasted notes. fresh and mineral with a medium body.

Question 4

Silice Viticultores

Answer 4

Type: Red
Variety: Mencia Blend
Producer: Silice Viticultores
Location: Galicia, Spain
Appellation: Ribiera Sacra
Vintage: 2020
Price: $18/$90
Glassware: AP

Low intervention wine from extreme viticulture. Fermented and aged in neutral oak, enabling the delicate and fruity flavors to express fully. Notes of geraniums, rose petals, alongside bright fresh red fruits and medium alcohol and medium body. Thirst quenching wine.