Gambero Rosso is the leading platform for the promotion of Italian Wine in the world.  Each year they have a tasting of all Italian wines submitted to them and they rank the wines with the top wines given the title of Tre Bicchieri, Three Cups in English.  With these Tre Bicchieri wines, Gambero Rosso visits select cities around the world to visit and offer these wines for tasting to the Trade and public, and of course, look for distributors.  Vancouver is one of the lucky cities to be visited by Gambero Rosso.   This is the first event since the COVID lockdown. You can taste wines from across Italy, red, white and sparkling wines.  I attended the Trade event and tasted wines that were new to me, as well as wines that I have enjoyed in the past.  Below is the list of my favourite wines from the Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri tasting.  Some are currently available in BC and some are yet to come.  Enjoy.

My Wine Tasting Notes

Italo Cescon Pinot Grigio 2022 – Light lemon colour with a light stone fruit nose.  Dry, medium body with a light acidic prickle on the tongue.  Green fruit, pine needles and peach flavours.  Round mouthfeel. Delicious.

Tenuta Viglione Maidomo Puglia IGP 2022 – a white wine made from the red Negroamaro grape. It has a medium-intensity lemon colour.  Medium aromas of mint and stone fruit continue to the palate.  Also some green fruit on the palate.  Medium body with a leaner mouthfeel.  Dry with medium acidity. 

Produttori di Manduria Alice Verdeca 2022 – Medium lemon colour.  A light ripe tropical fruit nose. Light body with a smooth soft mouthfeel.  Light tropical fruit flavours.  Medium acidity.

Barone Pizzini Franciacorta Brut Golf 1927 – a sparkling wine made with the Traditional method. A pale lemon colour.  Light stonefruit aromas.  Dry with medium size bubbles that fade quickly.  Medium-plus acidity.  Crisp tart apple flavour. Medium length.

Torraccia del Piantavigna Erbavolgio Colline Novaresi Bianco 2022 – made with the indigenous Erbaluce grape grown in the Piedmonte region of Italy.  Not widely planted.  A real treat to taste.  It has a medium lemon colour and a light stone fruit nose.  Dry, smooth and soft with medium body and acidity.  Fruity stone fruit flavours and apple peel on the finish.

Tornatore Pietrarizzo Etna Bianco 2021 – Medium lemon colour.  Light toast, apple, and pineapple aromas continue to the palate.  This wine is dry, medium-bodied with a lean mouthfeel.  Medium acidity and some minerality.  Some drying tannins on the finish.

Cleto Chiarli Rosé de Noir NV – a sparkling rosé wine made with Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro and Pinot Nero grapes.  This wine has a light rose petal colour.  Light rhubarb and cherry aromas.  Off-dry, medium-plus acidity and tiny creamy bubbles.  Rhubarb and tart red fruit flavours. Medium length.

Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco del Fondatore 2021 – Lambrusco is a fruit-forward sparkling red wine that is light and refreshing to drink.  This wine has a light bright rhubarb colour.  Lots of light bubbles on the surface of the wine after it is poured.  Candied apple and crisp apple aromas and on the palate.  The wine gets drier on the mid-palate.  Light, biting bubbles.  Medium tannins and acidity.

Tenuta Viglione Marpione Primitivo Riserva 2019 – A deeper garnet colour.  Deep ripe aromas of raspberries.  Dry, medium-minus body with a light mouthfeel.  Nutmeg and red berry flavour with light pepperiness on the finish.  Light tannins.  A refreshing red wine. –

Allegrini Palazzo della Torre IGT 2020 – from the Valpolicella region, this wine is made in the Ripasso style, but not all the grapes were previously dried and used for Amarone wine. It has a deep ruby colour.  Rich ripe dark fruit nose plus some herbaceousness.  These aromas continue to flavours on the palate.  This wine is dry with a medium-plus body and lean mouthfeel.  Medium plus length with cherry flavour on the finish. –

Varvaglione 1921 Primitivo di Manduria Collezione Privata 2019 – Opaque ruby in the glass.  It has a deep rich black fruit nose.  The black fruit aroma continues to the palate and you can add coffee and minerality.  The wine does get lighter on the mid palate and you can add some pepperiness.  Medium length.  A substantial wine.

Italo Cescon Ca’della Scala Mezzopriano Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2018 – It has a light clear garnet colour.  Nice medium-intensity aromas of red berry fruit and cedar.  This wine is dry with a medium body and lean mouthfeel.  Berry fruit flavours.  Medium tannins and acidity.  A balanced wine.

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