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16¾/20
Falesco Poggio dei Gelsi 2020
Lazio, ItalyFrom the memorable DOP of Est! Est!! Est!!! Classico, this blend of 40% Roscetto, 30% Trebbiano, 30% Malvasia comes from 15 year old vines on Montefiascone's rocky soils at 400m, and was was whole cluster pressed in stainless (10 hours of skin contact on the roscetto) for native ferment, with no MLF, and where it remained on lees until bottling. Wild green herbs permeate green fig, crunchy pear, lemon thistle along a salted lees-lined base, culminating in a lingering saline finish. Such a humble, yet striking wine. And a killer deal on our market. As legend has it, a 12th century Bishop was travelling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope. The Bishop sent a scout ahead to survey the villages along the route for the best wines, with directions to write 'Est' (Latin for 'It is') on the door of the inns he visited when he was particularly impressed with the quality of the wine, so the Bishop following on his trail would know where to stop for a tipple. At a Montefiascone inn, the scout was reportedly so stoked with the local wine that he wrote Est! Est!! Est!!! on the door.Tasted: 18 October 2021Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $21.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Blend: Trebbiano - MalvasiaCSPC: 62343UPC: 8028003000614
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