Tried these two new whites w/ dinner last night:
1. Serena Palazzolo e Figli Malvasia Dd'OC: Friuli Colli Orientali (13.5%; GiulianaImports/Boulder) Ronce del Gnemiz/SanGiovanni al Natisone 2018: Med.dark gold color; very strong floral/Malvasia/carnations/dendelions slight spicy/nutmeg bit pencilly rather subtle quite attractive nose; fairly tart/tangy quite spicy/floral/Malvasia/carnations bit spicy/nutmeg slight mineral/tangy lovely flavor; very long/lingering some tart/tangy strong nuanced/Malvasia/floral/carnations spicy/nutmeh slight mineral finish; a very attractive nuanced expresiio of Malvasia d'Istriana. $31.00 (KK)
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2. Brea Chard LaEstanciaVnyd/SantaLuciaHighlands (12%; www.BreaWineCo.com) Salinas 2018: Med.gold color; light Chard/melony/bit almondy very light pencilly/oak clean/simple nose; bit soft slight metallic/tangy light pencilly/oak light Chard/melony/lemony flavor; med.long light melony/Chard/lemony finish; a pleasant enough Chard but altogether uninteresting/quotidian/undistinguished, bordering upon vapid. $19.00 (KK)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Brea: This is a cooperative effort by ChrisBrockway/BrocCllrs and TimElenteny/T.ElentenyImports. Therefore, a "natural" wine. Showed no natty character whatsoever. In fact, pretty much no character at all.
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2. Malvasia: This is made from the Malvasia d'Istriana grape, as opposed to the much more common MalvasiaBianca. A grape I am really fond of because it shows less of the in-your-face Malvasia character and more minerality. They should be planting this grape all up&down the coast of Calif.
Tom