Timothy Malone Columbia Gorge Nebbiolo Rosato 2022
Timothy Malone Columbia Gorge Nebbiolo Rosato 2022
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Oregon is clearly on to something with Nebbiolo. Our climate in northern parts of the state is quite similar to that of Piedmont, and the city of Portland is curiously devoted to Italian wine. Pinot Noir may be our calling card, but Nebbiolo keeps knocking on the door, a persistent siren song of potential. This one by Timothy Malone in the Columbia Gorge is one that has featured in this newsletter nearly every time we’ve had the opportunity, and we’re happy to have it again, just in time for the first picnics of the year. The first thing you notice upon pouring a glass of this wine is that it is white. Only when you hold it up to the light can you see its barely-there touch of pink. The nose doesn’t play the same trick. It’s bursting with strawberries and peaches, with peach and cherry blossoms, fresh-picked cranberries, apple sauce, and granitic soil notes too. The palate is a lively rushing stream full of snowmelt and tastes like peach sorbet surrounded by spring flowers, with orange and grapefruit and lemon zest. This wine has iridescent energy; it’s crisp and refreshing and light on its feet, perfect alongside kebabs, artichoke hearts, and sourdough sandwiches eaten outside.
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