Saturday Night – All new stuff – Part 1

Mick and Amy were hosting this past Saturday night’s dinner and they had three new dishes and wines for us to try.

 

The first course was a grilled Calabrese type of dish and it was a paired with a 2010 Ocone Taburno Falanghina Flora. 

The nose on the wine had a lot going on with aromas of frosting, grass, barnyard, daisies, curry powder and wet stone.  Some of those aromas developed more as the wine warmed up.  Tasting the wine you find an interesting mix of tangerine, grapefruit and honeydew melon.  The structure on the wine was different as it was very lively with its acidity but there was also a slight oiliness to it as well.  The best way I can describe it is if you mixed Symphony (a hybrid wine from California) and a bottle of Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc you’d be pretty close to this wine.  It did make a really good pairing with the grilled Calabrese.

 

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 88, Mark – 88 Kathy – 87, Amy – 86, Overall – 87.25.

 

Here is the LCBO information on the wine -

 

OCONE FLORA FALANGHINA 2010
VINTAGES 326694
750 mL bottle
Price $ 16.95
Made in: Campania, Italy
By: Ocone Agricola Del Monte Srl
Release Date: Jun 8, 2013
Wine, White Wine
13.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Style: Full-bodied & Rich
Varietal: Falanghina
Sugar Content: 6 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: D - Dry

 

Tasting Note  -  The 2010 Falanghina Flora shows even greater aromatic depth and richness than the Coda di Volpe. The Flora seems to float across the palate with layers of white stone fruits, mint, sage and flowers. It is a textured, compelling Falanghina, and I don't use those words lightly. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2014. Score - 89. (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, June 2011)

 

I had to giggle as written on my notes from Mick was “Best Falanghina we’ve ever had!” which is true as it is only Falanghina we’ve ever had.

 

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