Chora Bianco Mantonico

For the first year this label is 100% Mantonico
Indeed i am truly loving this local variety
It grows often quite high uphill, even 5-600 metres over sea level
It results a bit aromatic, quite fullish to be a wine that is kind of considered a entry level wine
I guess it stays on the lees for a bit
However the result is delicious, quite mineral, very easy drinking and persistent
I am very curious to see how this could age for a couple of years
Btw i paid it 7.50 euros🤫🤫🤫

At the Mt.Pollino tasting i organised at the Oil Mill Santamaria here in Castelluccio Superiore (Basilicata).
The wine is produced on the other side of the mountain, in Calabria, but still at a fairly high altitude of about 500mt.
It's a Mantonico Pinto 100%, another grape that risked to disappear a while ago and that instead is giving great joy to the few producer that have embarked the venture to deal with it.
It's a unique grape, quite aromatic which makes people identify this particular wine nearly sweet even though the sugar has been all transformed in alcohol (not much though..12.5%)
It has a good body, good freshness and all the potential to age few years IMO.
During fermentation there a little maceration and then 8 months of stainless steel container before being bottled.
Just a touch of SO2 added at the vwry end.
Great aperitif. Very recognisable

Oh hey the straw. The pears and apples and honeysuckle and more sweet straw in a barn. medium acid. Big body. I know we are all like "what the hell grows in Calabria?" And who knows? I don't care. Oh okay I do but I also sorta don't care if it is a grape or region or I hate the label. But I also love this wine.

今は2020ビンテージなので、2年バックビンテージ。
ここの作り手は還元きつめなので…1年寝かせてみた。
結果的には還元取れてない訳ではないが、かなりマシで、クリーンな白ワイン感も楽しめるレベル。ちょうどいい果実味で、じわじわ旨味もあるしどんな料理にも合いそう。

開けたては還元気味。
それでも割と早く緩和されて、アプリコット的な豊かな果実味。旨味たっぷり。ちょっとオレンジワインっぽい。
果実だけじゃなくて少し青さもある。
還元は少し残念だが、それでもいいワイン。

Lemon & Chestnut pie + balanced acid with very dry finish. Fun!
Empress you done good

Banana bread and sour beer on the nose; in the mouth there's more sour notes (without the actual sour taste), and sort of a flat Sidra, with a hint of flowers. Interesting & enjoyable.

Banana bread and pecan pie on the nose. Rust, cedar and some unidentifiable fruit. Just fucking weird. I don't know if I like this.

7 November 2018. Otway, Brooklyn, NY.

Crispy