Marchione Nero d'Avola 2013
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A common theme running through the Marchione line is approachability. In Italy, a glass of wine is always accompanied by food. It is not the most expensive wines that most often appear at the table but the wines that match the regional cuisine, that are ‘of the people’, and that are unpretentious and unmistakably Italian.
To date all of the Marchione wines are made without the use of oak. The goal is to display the beautiful simplicity of the fruit of each particular wine and the region from which it comes.
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.