Gavi and Chardonnay from Fontanafredda

Fontanafredda is a big producer of wines from the Piemonte are and especially Barolo and Barbaresco. However this time I have tried two white wines from Fontanafredda. First up is their Gavi wine from 2016 which contains 100% Cortese grapes. The ABV is 12% and the grapes were harvested in mid September. In the taste I get apples, minerals and some citrus. A very good and well balanced wine.

Next up is Fontanafreddas Chardonnay from 2017 which has an ABV of 12,5%. This wine has a quite varied taste. Some apples, gooseberries, minerals and some citrus. A good Chardonnay.

Chianti classico and a Prosecco

Time to go to Chianto region in Tuscany to try red Chianto classico riserva from producer Castelgufo. It is of the vintage 2015 and the ABV is 13%. In the taste I get black currants, some red cherries and some tannins and oak. Quite light for being a riserva. Nice and easy drinking wine.

Next up is the Prosecco Astoria Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG. As the name says, it is not the normal Prosecco but a higher quality prosecco.   It is light with citrus with a bit of yeasty character. A very good Prosecco, light but still flavourful.

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

First up is a wine that I drink to little of. It is called Torrebona and it is a Vernaccia di San Gimignano from Tuscany in Italy. From the name one can see that the grape is Vernaccia di San Gimignano. The producer is Cecchi and the vintage is 2017 and the ABV is 12,5%. The taste is of some tropical fruits with citrus and some minerals. A bit softer than previous Vernaccia di San Gimignano that I have tried but it is is good. The town San Gimignano is famous for the towers and is worth a visit. But there are to many tourists during day time so visit in the evening.

Next up is the Bosco Del Gal Custoza from produer Tommasi. This white wine is from Veneto region in Italy. The year is 2017 and the ABV is 12%. The taste is of pears, citrus and some minerality. A good well balanced wine.

Two white wines from Ciu Ciu in Marche

It is interesting to try two different wines from the same producer. Here the producer is Ciu Ciu and they are situated in Marche in Italy. They own apprimately 185 hectars of land there. The first bottle is called Arbinus and is a Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi classico from 2016 with and ABV of 2016. The second bottle is called Evoè and is made of Passerina grapes and is from 2016 also and the ABV is 13%.

The Arbinus is a wine consisting of 100% Verdicchio grapes which is one of the big grapes in Marche. I get some light flavours with some strong apples. A quite easy drinking wine, not bad but nothing exciting.

The second wine Evoe is made from 100% Passerina grapes and these grapes are only found in the Marche region in Italy. In the taste I get pears, citrus and some minerals. This wine is much more interesting than the Arbinus wine.

Two nice wines but the Evoe wine is the better for me and more interesting.

Chardonnay from Bourgogne and Grillo from Siciliy

France is a country which I don't drink that much from and time to investigate some wines from Burgundy and name a Chardonnay from producer Patriarche  Pere & fils and it is called Chardonnay Bourgogne Couvent des Visitandines. The vintage is 2017 and the ABV is 12,5%. I get some tropical fruits with citrus and lime but with a long aftertaste of grapefruit.

Next up is a white wine from Sicily made with the grape Grillo. It is from producer Feudo Arancio and the vintage is 2017. In the taste I get tropical fruits like papaya and citrus. Very fresh and nice.