Orchid 2009-Tenuta Le Quinte
Grapes: Malvasia Puntinata
March 2011
Price: € 08.12
; From Frascati, before arriving at column, go down to the left, skirting a hill full of vineyards and you reach the long path that takes us inside this company. Treated vines are pruned properly and ready for a new season. The main building, where you can buy wine, built on the foundations of the villa of Caligula. The Papi family, owners of the estate, has been here for over a century, but the bottling of wines only began in 1989 . For about 3 years Elio Papi to drive the company.
the grapes are grown almost exclusively historical area, in particular Puntinata Malvasia, Trebbiano Green and Yellow, Bellone, Bomvino, Cesanese , Montepulciano. In addition there are Syrah and Grechetto .
Among the wines produced there are the 'Orchid , tasting today, 100% Malvasia Puntinata harvested slightly later, the superior virtue Montecompatri Roman , a blend of traditional grapes of the area of \u200b\u200bFrascati, the Canestraro , 100% Grechetto, The Trecciola , Montecompatri the base, the red Nasyr , 100% Syrah and Rasa Marmorata , a blend of Montepulciano, and Merlot Cesanese. At this moment I can not say with certainty whether the product is still sweet white Dulcis Vitis . I inform you soon.
The prices are very low, from 5 to € 7.5 for whites and up to 9 € for Nasyr. This
Orchid comes from a single vineyard Malvasia Puntinata , vinification and aging entirely steel market around May.
It shows a rather intense straw yellow with golden hues. Consistency discreet but just right for the type. A bell'olfatto: fruity, peach, apricot, banana, citrus, passion fruit, great feeling of herbs, sage, rosemary, almonds that can not be more typical, a strong mineral component that turns into the briny. Of very good stuff.
The mouth is very pleasant, enveloping, almost creamy but with a nice acidity and great flavor. Only after a few seconds after swallowing a bitter taste comes out more than pleasant. And of course the memory does not disappear easily. A white all over, which has as one of the leaders in the area and it deserves all our encouragement for the next harvest. It is curious to taste the 2008. I wonder if the company is still for sale.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
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