Cantalupo Bianco “Carolus” (by Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo Winery)Italia: Piemonte
Greco di Ghemme 50%, Arneis 35% e Chardonnay 15% (white blend)
2007
$13.00
86+ pts
If you like wines on the sweeter side—and if you really like apples, the kind of apple flavor one gets from a cool glass of apple juice—then this white from Italy’s Piedmont is for you. First had this by-the-glass at A Mano on Dearborn downtown, and while this Italian white borders on being a little too sweet for my palette, the very reasonable price of $5.00 per glass and the chance to taste an Italian white blend drew my interest. This wine advertises itself as possessing melon undertones, and I suppose there is a very slight hint of melon there, but this is a simple, straightforward apple white with no real complexity—it’s all about the apples. The finish is nothing spectacular, but one gets apple juice on the nose, and from start to finish in the mouth, too. While the Cantalupo Bianco “Carolus” certainly falls short of my +MUST TRY+ recommendation, it’s not a bad little wine for the price…and those who love apple flavor might just find this one to be a diamond in the rough.
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