Back to France and then Italy again

It has been a while since I drank French wine and when going through some wine in the corner of the cellar I found a bottle of Rochemorin from 2005, which I had totally forgotten about. It had been there for almost five years. Chateau De Rochemorin is in the region of Pessac-Leognan in Bordeaux and is a Grand Vin de Bordeaux. The colour is very dark straw yellow. It has a big taste of gooseberries. I had it with lentil soup and it overpowered the soup and also were to strong for pork schnitzel. However, it went well with breasola with Parmigana cheese.

The Italian wine Michele Chiaro from DOCG Gavi is a bit similar to the Rochemorin but lighter. But this wine is younger, from 2011. The colour is light straw yellow with some hint of green. It also has a taste of gooseberries but with stronger notes of citrus and a very dry aftertaste. A good wine.

Tasca yet again

I found the wine Regaleali Bianco so good that I bought Regaleali Nero D'Avola from producer Tasca D'Almerita in the middle of Sicily. Next time I visit Sicily I will see if I can visit this producer. As usual this Nero D'Avola wine is very dark in colour. The taste is of black currants, dark cherries, cacao and liquorice and the taste lingers in the mouth afterwards. Nice wine.

A visit to Marche

Marche is famous for its Verdicchio wines but this time I try a different wine. It is a wine made from the grape Pecorino and the wine is called Ofithe by producer Monarco. And the denomination is "Offida Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita Pecorino", Italians have such short names.

The wine is of a straw yellow colour with almost a greenish tinge. The taste is of pear, citrus with a long acidity bitter after taste. Works well with food.