2017 Luca Ferraris Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato Riserva Opera Prima

Producer: Luca Ferraris  
Region: Piedmont, Italy  
Varietal: Ruché 
Year: 2017 

From the Importer: 

"And so what about this variety Ruche? To quote Robert Camuto at the Wine Spectator, “A lot of places call their wines unique, but Monferrato’s Ruchè really is singular—thanks to an aromatic wallop on the nose that’s rare in reds. A recent sampling of young wines from Monferrato… floored me with their minty scents that leapt out of the glass, followed by a tannic bite.” Or Randall Graham in that same article: “I imagine (Ruchè) as the love-child of Nebbiolo and (another rare aromatic Piedmont red) Brachetto. Rose petal, anise and cardamom perfume that mercifully doesn’t cloy in virtue of its slight astringency.”

Alcohol: 16% 

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