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Variety: Malvasia
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Year: NV
Price: $13.95
Vintage Cellar Review:
"A specialty of Italy's Piedmont region, Red Malvasia di Casorzo is fragrant and fruity, moderately sweet wine. It has strawberry and fresh grape flavors, with a zesty frizzante (fizz). It is low in alcohol (5.5%) and best served slightly chilled. Enjoy as an aperitif, matched with spicey barbeque or Oriental dishes. It is also excellent with rich chocolate cake or a fruity sorbet."
My Review:
This is a very light brownish red color. There are not really legs. I noticed a few bubbles, but it didn't seem particular fizzy or bubbly. It has a very floral scent. The taste is extremely sweet and kind of syrupy. It has some very floral flavors. I never thought I'd say this about a wine, but it was almost sickeningly sweet. Normally, I love sweet wines, like Rieslings and Moscatos, but this has a very full sweetness without any zest or tingliness or crispness to break up of the sweetness. I wouldn't have to recommend it simply because it's the only wine that I've ever tried that I thought was really too sweet, it was even a challenge to handle the couple small sips of the tasting.
Pairings: I didn't try this with food, but I think it would be best with a dessert. Maybe something creamy because the cream may help mask some of the sweetness. So I would think maybe cream puffs or eclairs would be a good match.
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