vermentino anyone?

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by VLM:

What was the one we had a dinner that night that I liked so much?

Don't like Massa Vecchia? That would be my favorite, even if it isn't pure.
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You liked the Boboli '06.
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Shit. It's $45 retail.
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Massa Vecchia is more than that, isn't it?
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Yes, but it is a different scenario for me there.
 
originally posted by VLM:
Know of any interesting producers?
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Yes, but they're all in Corsica and Italy! For now, as far as I know, in Spain we're just planting some, doing some micro-vinifications, and possibly some vermentino grapes are going into blends in Catalonia, but there's no published info about it.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
He's also imported into the US by Dressner.

Antoine Arena
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Like Baudry and Breton, it's Dressner and Kermit Lynch, both. (As for Polaner, that is Dressner's NY distributor.)
 
Ottaviano Lambruschi from Liguria is also top-notch. Tiny quantities brought in by JK Imports. Mostly on prem, of course, though CSW and maybe Crush has some.
 
Vermentino is, or actually has been for some years, THE coming white grape variety in southern tuscany. Most of the relatively few interesting and expressive white dry wines from central italy tasted in the last couple of years have been made of Vermentino.

Still, I have gotten a bit cautious in my enthousiasm for this variety after tasting a few completely bland examples from respectable producers. It seems as if Vermentino fits significantly better to acidic than to calcaric soils. And as has been pointed out before sugar levels seem to get frightingly high quite often.

Examples from La Selva, Guado al Tasso are classic expressions from the tuscan coast, Grattamacco Bianco has been good also on occasion. From Sardegna best examples came from Gallura although I can't seem to remember any producer.
 
originally posted by Seth Hill:
Ottaviano Lambruschi from Liguria is also top-notch. Tiny quantities brought in by JK Imports. Mostly on prem, of course, though CSW and maybe Crush has some.
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Amen.
Pricey though . . .
Best, Jim
 
Inspired by this thread, I grabbed a bottle of Arena over at Neptune Oyster Bar with some friends on Saturday night. Lovely stuff. Like drinking a combination of sea spray, lemoncello, cut glass, and a 9-volt battery. Shazam!
 
originally posted by Seth Hill:
Inspired by this thread, I grabbed a bottle of Arena over at Neptune Oyster Bar with some friends on Saturday night. Lovely stuff. Like drinking a combination of sea spray, lemoncello, cut glass, and a 9-volt battery. Shazam!
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Your description has hypnotized me.

I must have this wine.
 
The proprietor had an open bottle of '04 Coule de Serant that he was gracious to leave with us. I think my brain was shortcircuiting a bit going back and forth between the two.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
originally posted by Seth Hill:
Inspired by this thread, I grabbed a bottle of Arena over at Neptune Oyster Bar with some friends on Saturday night. Lovely stuff. Like drinking a combination of sea spray, lemoncello, cut glass, and a 9-volt battery. Shazam!
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Your description has hypnotized me.

I must have this wine.
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ditto!....those are the best tasting notes i've read in awhile...

was it the grotte di sole, Seth?
 
This was the '04 Carco Blanc (Vermentino) declassified from Patrimonio to VdT. On the list at Neptune for $67. Freak-out good, and definitely worth a detour. You may be using more of the North End's narrow sidewalks than normal upon exiting, though- it is a bruiser. But the alcohol's seamless.
 
Thinking of this topic I just had a 2007 Chesebro Vermentino. Grapefruit, unripe peaches, acidic but not too clean on the finish, which was fat and chwy. Like a sloppy SB, which is pretty sloppy.
 
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