Wines
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- Orsolani Erbaluce La Rustia 2011 Product #26829 (In Stock)
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When you think of Piemonte, red wines come to mind. But, here in the bed of an ancient glacial lake just north of Turin, "Gigi" Orsolani sets the benchmark for brilliant, bright, white wines made from the anchient Erbaluce grape. It's a high acid grape that seems to do best when grown at moderate yields on old-fashioned pergolas and fermented clean and dry in stainless steel. Gigi's "La Rustia" Erbaluce opens with aromatics of orchard fruits, wildflowers, and honey and then fills your mouth with ripe fruit and refreshing mountain herbs. Bright and mouthwatering, this is rich enough to just sip but outstanding with cheeses and seafood.
- Orsolani Carema Le Tabbie 2008 Product #26710 (In Stock)
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Ferrando and Carema’s co-op produce the bulk of the meager 10,000 cases of Carema each year, but Gian-Luigi Orsolani makes a tiny bit as well – making this the only other estate-grown/bottled Carema you’ll find. The name “Le Tabbie” is local dialect for the “tables” or terraces perched on Carema’s mountainsides where Nebbiolo is grown. Orsolani harvests these grapes in late October and gives them a traditional, long, fermentation and maceration before aging for 2 years in large oak barrels, 1 year in smaller barrels, and 1 last year in bottle. All the wood is neutral – just letting the wine soften rather than imparting any oak flavor.
This 2008 Carema is softer and more open than Ferrando’s, although there’s still plenty of bright acidity and chewy tannins. As in 2007, a beautiful perfume of roses, red fruits, cinnamon and licorice jumps out of the glass with a note of Barolo tar emerging with air. In the mouth there’s plenty of cherry and strawberry fruit, but the wine is very pure and transparent with accents of rose petal, tar, truffle and mountain flowers. Very perfumed on the long, elegant, finish, where there’s so much going on that you just have to take another sip. Fantastic wine, even better value. - Orsolani Erbaluce Caluso Passito Sule 2005 Product #26830 (In Stock)
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An utterly captivating bottle of tangy, caramel-inflected, wine made from air-dried Erbaluce grapes in Italy's Canavese region. As the folks from JancisRobinson.com said, "Coppery golden. Sweet dried fruit and fig nose. Intensely sweet, almost embryotic. Intense sweet palate. Very young, very luscious, with hints of orange marmalade. Well-integrated oak. Complete." JancisRobinson.com 17/20 points
