Winemaker Notes
Bright straw yellow with pale green notes. Shows with an intense, persistent aroma of ripe tropical fruit, pear, peach and white flowers. The palate is fresh and Mediterranean with a charming mineral finish.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2021 Mare Chiaro is mineral in style, with crushed stone and dried apricot nuances wafting up from the glass. This flows across the palate with soft, enveloping textures and ripe orchard fruits, all offset by a tinge of green citrus. Sour melon hints linger as the 2021 finishes incredibly lifted and floral. If the nose had a bit more freshness, then this would have scored higher.
A late-ripening, medium-bodied variety from Campania, Greco delivers a relatively high acidity and flaunts an invigorating mineral character alongside fresh citrus, stone fruitand herb flavors. Somm Secret—The name Tufo comes from the soft, volcanic rock found all over in the subsoil of the region where Greco thrives.
As the toe of Italy’s boot and closer in proximity to Sicily than any other mainland Italian region, Calabria holds much much in common with the island by way of climate, landscape and agriculture. Calabria’s principal red grape, Gaglioppo, is also a close relative of Sicily’s famous Nerello Mascalese.
Cirò, Calabria’s most valuable appellation, covers gently sloped hills on the Ionian Sea coast. Its wines are based on the indigenous red, Gaglioppo, and can be made as single varietal wines or blended with Cabernet or Merlot. Also of interest from Calabria is the red Maglioppo, likely a relative of Sangiovese. Whites here are made of Greco.