Dario Coos Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Venezia Giulia IGT 2005
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14% abv, 25,20€. Made by "semi-Amarone" method (whatever that is...) and has 13g/l RS. The nose is a bit lactic, but has delightful herbal/tobacco/wet earth and bitter notes also. The palate is vibrantly fruity, with lovely bitterness and refreshing acidity - the RS is slightly noticable, but all in all this is a very food friendly wine. Refreshing and mineral aftertaste. Quite a delight!
I made a huge batch of Lebanese style meatballs (i.e. with some mint and quite a bit of spices) that I've been slowly going through. The noticable acidity and the slight RS coupled with this being (or seeming to be) unoaked worked like a charm with such difficult food. Superficially, this wine may seem like a tough match with the mix of typical Refosco herbaceousness and a slight sweetness, but I think this might actually work rather flexibly on the table.
-O-