2022 Sincette Groppello Riviera Classico
Regular price $27.00
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Sincette is a certified biodynamic and organic farm in the Valtènesi, on the southwest shores of Lake Garda in Lombardia. Valtènesi is historically a rich agricultural area but increasingly devotes itself to tourism, as more people discover the beauty of the lake and its coastal villages. The wine appellation here, Riviera del Garda Classico, incorporates lots of red and a few white grape varieties, but groppello is arguably the most interesting one - and certainly the most hyper-local. (Groppello technically is a family of grapes, some related and some not, but that’s an ampelological rabbit hole to go down on another occasion.) The grape plays its part in Chiaretto, the local rosé that everyone sips and slurps while soaking up the atmosphere on the Riviera del Garda. This wine features groppello on its own, as a light-bodied red wine aged briefly in clay amphora. The wine is lightly fruity and very spicy, with fresh-cut herbs and black pepper. The low tannin and medium acidity make it receptive to pretty much any level of chilling, from Beaujolais-esque to full-on cold (especially on a warm day). It’s perfect with pizza or simply as a freshening adult beverage while gazing out over any beautiful body of water, be it Lake Tahoe or the San Francisco Bay.
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