Synopsis, Our Opinion: This wine had a unique assured and scrumptious character that was simply intoxicating. We both loved it and it’s a no-brainer buy again wine!!!
Producer/Winery: Ferrando Azienda Vitivinicola; Torino, Italy.
Grape Variety: Blend – Nebbiolo and Barbera.
Geographic Appellation: Canavese; Piedmont, Italy.
Vintage: 2014
Price: $19.80 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Leftover venison meatloaf roulade with spinach ricotta filling and Madeira mushroom gravy; salt potatoes with melted butter and roasted brocolli.
Tasting:
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Opened 30-minutes before drinking. Clear, dark purple color with a lighter rim. Aromas of fresh picked red fruit, damp earth, mushrooms being sautéed and just a touch of anise at the very end of the sniff. Silky, a notch or two above medium body and a 200 grit sandpaper texture. Overflowing with ripe, juicy cherry, strawberry and raspberry flavors and way before mid-palate the supple tannins dominate with lots of fresh acidity continuing through a long mouthwatering finish. WOW, WOW, like velvet, but no shrinking violet…great aromas, wonderful taste, tannins that stand on their own and a silky tart cherry finish and after-taste. PERFECT paired with the venison and so VERY FRESH and EASY DRINKING without food. Drinking this wine was like being in the Alps during a cool Spring sunny day…it was just so unimpaired. This wine had a unique assured and scrumptious character that was simply intoxicating. We both loved it and it’s a no-brainer buy again wine!!!
Ferrando vineyard nestled in the foothills of the Italian Alps
Photo from Ferrando Azienda Vitivinicola.
Russ Anderson at the Caviste Wine Shop recommended this wine paired with venison…and it was PERFECT!!!
Alcohol Content: 12%
Closure: Natural cork.
UPC Code: 8 55152 00109 8
Imported by: Rosenthal Wine Merchant; New York, New York.
