Villa Sparina Gavi Di Gavi Monterotondo DOCG 2016/201844. 95 per bottle Monterotondo is Villa Sparinas Cru, vinified starting from the best selected grapes, grown in well exposed, self owned historical vines. It is vinified separately with handcrafted methods, thats why it is the perfect representation of the relationship between Cortese grapes and terroir; a wine with a great personality, which still presents freshness, minerality, sapidity, acidity, vigorousness, longevity, and elegance. Best served at

warm and packed with dark cherry and blackcurrant

In this case

although I find less of the latter compared to previous bottles (including the one tasted blind just three weeks earlier)

rose petals

Husband and wife team Simon and Noelia established Noelia Bebelia in order to create wines which are a true expression of the terroir

and Othello

I can’t recommend the 2014 highly enough

for the levage of 22 months

As a result

The company is headed by Portugal’s top winemaker

This would go well with a meaty fish like halibut and a courgette and aubergine gratin

Despite Penfolds’s reputation for big tannins/big oak