2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
$22
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There are two theories about the origin of the name of the grape variety called Lacrima, which translates to “teardrop.” The first is that the grape’s shape resembles a teardrop. The second is that its skin breaks easily and the juice seeps like a tear. The only sad aspect to Lacrima is that it almost went extinct until the 1980s, when a handful of local vignaioli revived it. This grape, however, produces not a brooding wine but a highly aromatic rosso that is all about pleasure, especially in the hands of Colleleva’s Stefano Antonucci.
—Tom Wolf
Colleleva Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Colleleva Italy | Le Marche | Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Marche Rosso IGP
The vineyards of Colleleva (Colle “hill”, and si leva, “rises”) lie on the heights of the Marche: about halfway between the Apennine mountains and the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. The combination of eastern sun exposure and the cooling winds from the Adriatic provide an optimal microclimate for balancing ripeness with fresh acidity in the grapes. Verdicchio, also known as Trebbiano di Soave, has been cultivated in the Marche for many centuries. It is capable of making vibrantly fresh and crisp white wines that are a wonderful accompaniment to seafood. The Riserva bottlings can age gracefully. From Colleleva we have a wine in the former camp. During a tasting trip in the Marche, their stainless steel tank vinified Verdicchio was one of the stars among many, many wines tasted. The perfume is entrancing—at once fresh and rounded, and typical of the grape. There is absolutely no pretension.
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Marche Rosso IGP
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Colleleva Italy | Le Marche | Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
Colleleva Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Prosecco Treviso
Silvio Giamello Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Edi Kante Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Punta Crena Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
Edi Kante Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Trust the great winemakers, trust the great vineyards. Your wine merchant might even be trustworthy. In the long run, that vintage strip may be the least important guide to quality on your bottle of wine.—Kermit Lynch
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