Week 5
Name: Petrucco Ribolla Gialla
Variety: 100% Ribolla Gialla varietal
Region: Friuli
Country: Italy
Year: 2009
Price: $21, sale $7.95
Food? No
Description from the Vintage Cellar: "87 points –Wine Enthusiast
This well-priced Friulano
would pair nicely with spicy Indian or Thai food thanks to the creaminess and
richness of its mouthfeel. In addition, the wine offers a solid bouquet of
peach and melon that would not compete with fragrant ingredients 100% Ribolla
Gialla."
My Review: The fruit notes were immediately present on the nose. I detected more desserty, sweet notes than straight fruit, like berries and cream instead of fresh strawberries. The taste blew me away, because that dessert quality came at me full force. It tasted like sweet cake and frosting, which I did not expect. A caramel and butterscotch flavor lingered on the mid and back palette. This was an incredibly interesting wine.
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