Ca Maiol Chiaretto del Garda 2018
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Wong
Wilfred
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Food Pairings: Freshwater fish, poultry, or mushroom-based dishes. Perfect with pizza.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Cà Maiol Chiaretto is a lovely rosé. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits sandalwood, dried earth and savory spices in its aromas and flavors. Pair it with fresh salmon hand rolls with avocado and tobiko. (Tasted: November 13, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Containing an exciting mix of wine producing subregions, Lombardy is Italy’s largest in size and population. Good quality Pinot noir, Bonarda and Barbera have elevated the reputation of the plains of Oltrepò Pavese. To its northeast in the Alps, Valtellina is the source of Italy’s best Nebbiolo wines outside of Piedmont. Often missed in the shadow of Prosecco, Franciacorta produces collectively Italy’s best Champagne style wines, and for the fun and less serious bubbly, find Lambrusco Mantovano around the city of Mantua. Lugana, a dry white with a devoted following, is produced to the southwest of Lake Garda.