a stone’s throw away from Sardinia
it is wonderfully fresh and delicate with satisfying minerality and an all-embracing acidity
the final glass is gone
2019 Paternoster Synthesi Aglianico del Vulture $29
Drinking beautifully now with air
Calabretta Rosato 2024 Alsace a stone’s throw away fromPale coral in the glass, this feels immediately Mediterranean. The nose opens on wild strawberry, tart red cherry, and ruby grapefruit, edged with citrus blossom, dried herbs, and a faint saline breeze. On the palate its dry, bright, and quietly tensile, with red currant fruit carried by brisk acidity and a stony, sea sprayed minerality. Theres a gentle lees borne texture beneath the freshness, giving shape without weight. The finish is clean, savory,