Fall’s coming in Chicago, & it’s time for red wine, so this will most likely be my last summer white – the 2007 Giovanni Almondo Roero Arneis Bricco delle Ciliegie. Whoa – long name! But it’s an Italian white, so there’s a lot of info there – let’s break it down:
Giovanni Almondo is the winery (& its owner) in the Roero region of Piedmont Italy, right across the Tanaro river from Barbaresco.
Arneis is the white grape from which this baby is made. It means “Little Rascal” and gives up gobs of apricots and pears.
Bricco delle Ciliegie, or “hill of cherries” is the wine’s name, coming from the fact that the vineyard is planted on an old cherry orchard.
A well-chilled glass of this will refresh your butt right up after sitting in the late Summer heat watching your kid’s football practice or maybe watching the cheerleader tryouts. All from a grape you’ve never heard of, from a region you’ve never heard of.
In the glass, it’s greenish gold and immediately reminded me of something famous Chicago PIMP Bishop Don “Magic” Juan always says, “Green is for the money, and gold is for the honey”!
First sip is POW - the neighborhood fruit stand just got backed into by Bishop’s honey wagon. Then a nice mellow crisp mineral finish like you’re drinking it on the rocks – cold stream rocks. Just like one of Bishop’s lovely ladies, this wine is refreshing, sexy, tasty and of the utmost quality for the price. Drink it with grilled shrimp or down a few Circus Peanuts with it.
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