Sunday, February 1, 2015

Tasting- Fontana Candida Frascati

Week 2



Name: Fontana Candida Frascati
Variety: 60% Malvasia Bianca di Candia, 30% Trebbiano, 10% Malvasia del Lazio
Region: Frascati
Country: Italy
Year: 2012
Price: $12, on sale for $5.95
Food? No

Description from Vintage Cellar: This Frascati, made from grapes grown in volcanic soils near Rome and cold filtered, is a pale straw gold. On the nose it offers light-as-a-zephyr lemon and a hint of grass. On the tongue it is ultra crisp and delightfully flinty, its lemon and clementine flavors as smooth as old silk. At the end of a nice clean finish a dab of ripe pear takes a bow.


My Review: The color is a pale yellow, and the nose was heavy with alcohol. It left a lingering warmth that I don't typically associate with white wines. The taste was very dry, and I was left with tastes of miso and tofu. It was very confusing and surprising, especially compared to the review that the Vintage Cellar provided I don't think I'd drink this regularly.

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