"Take a bite of the spaghetti. Now drink the wine."
"Oh that's perfect! Just perfect!"
This is part of the PLCB's "restock your cellar" sale. According to PLCB Product Search there's still 12 bottles left.
This was better than the last Italian wine we blogged about, Cantina del Buono Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2008. This was more full of black cherry flavor and was better balanced.
Wine Spectator gave it 90 pts.
There's still a lot of this around Philly, we are going to buy some more.
Tedeschi Valpolicella Superiore Capitel San Rocco Ripasso 2008
Chairman's SelectionTM
Description from PLCB web site
PLCB Code: 32375
Size: 750ML
Price: $14.99
Compare to prices on wine-searcher.com: (Avg $21, Min $17, Max $24)
Availability in Pennsylvania:
Region: Italy > Veneto > Valpolicella
Grape Varieties: Rondinella 30%
Corvinone 30%
Corvina 30%
Rossignola
Oseleta
Negrara
Dindarella
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Aromas of dark cherries, very fresh tasting, medium bodied, good with all kinds of food. We agree with the positive review in the Pittsburgh Tribune.
At this point not much left in Eastern PA.
Tedeschi Valpolicella Superiore Capitel San Rocco Ripasso 2007
Chairman's Selection
PLCB Code: 13157
Size: 750ML
Price: $14.99
This pairing comes from He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy: from Burgers to Brie and Beyond, written by Sam Calagione (beer) and Marnie Old (wine). In the book Sam and Marnie offer their beer and wine pairings for various foods, leaving it up to the reader to decide whether beer or wine pairs better. The book has some excellent pairing suggestions, a lot of photos, and most of the wines are available in the PA system.
For this dish, the recommended wine pairing is Secco Bertani Valpolicella Valpantena Ripasso, which is on sale this month at PA Stores for $15.99 from $16.99. This wine has a lot of dark cherry aromas and flavors, and really holds up well to the rich meat sauce. We'd like it even better if it was a few dollars cheaper, WineSearcher has it at $12.99 and $13.99 elsewhere but not in stores close to Philly. In any event, another great pairing suggestion by Marnie Old.
Check availability through PLCB Product Search.
