Sumarroca Brut Reserva Cava 2020
Origin: Penedès, Spain
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.16
Once the largest farm in the entire Penedès region of northeast Spain, the Sumarroca family took over in 1999 and remains involved daily in the operations of the estate. The family has a strong commitment to very sustainable farming practices, zero irrigation in the fields, and following strict organic regulations in order to produce the best fruit possible. The Cava Brut Reserva is made from the traditional Cava varieties Xarel·lo, Parellada, and Macabeo, plus the addition of Chardonnay to add an element of texture and fruit to the final wine. After harvest, each grape’s must goes through primary fermentation separately in stainless steel before being bottled together with a small dosage for a second fermentation in bottle. These bottles then rest for at least 20 months before disgorgement and release to the market. Fresh aromas of citrus, minerals, and pastry, while the palate offers up fresh, tart citrus and herbs. Soft mousse and a long, creamy finish. 41% Parellada, 27% Xarel·lo, 23% Macabeo & 9% Chardonnay
Villa Mottura Fiano Salento 2022
Origin: Puglia, Italy
Retail: $15.95 | Sale: $14.36
The Mottura estate is located in Tuglie, a small town in the southern part of the Salento Peninsula. The building is still the original one, a beautiful late 19th century farmhouse in Baroque style, whose cellars hide the secrets of an ancient family villa. In almost a century of history, Mottura has made great steps forward, changing and growing as wine-making on the Salento peninsula has evolved and changed for the better. As early as the 1940s, big iron-ringed barrels of Mottura wines were loaded onto northbound trains in Tuglie, headed for three Naples, Rome, and Milan where the wines of Salento were distributed and appreciated. The estate wanted to go beyond this, and in the 1960s it became one of the first wineries in the area to bottle its own wine. Bright straw-yellow in color, its bouquet has delicate floral notes of jasmine, elderflower, and wild rose. Its taste is pleasant, fresh, balanced, caressing, and tangy. 100% Fiano
Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento 2022
Origin: Puglia, Italy
Retail: $16.95 | Sale: $15.26
Macerated with selected yeasts and fermented at a controlled temperature, it ages in French oak barrels for about 6 months. Of a beautiful ruby red color tending to garnet, it has intense aromas of almond and blackberry. A deep magenta hue brings chocolate, dry herbs, and tobacco leaf notes, cassis and blackberries, leather, and truffles. Some biscuity oak, the palate then displays notes of cherries. 100% Negroamaro
Villa Mottura Stilio Primitivo di Manduria 2021
Origin: Puglia, Italy
Retail: $24.95 | Sale: $22.46
In recent years, Stilio red wine has been added to Mottura’s range of wines. It is made from grapes selected from low-yield vineyards in the area of Manduria. One part of the grapes used to make this wine is slightly raisonated on the vine, which concentrates the aromas before harvesting, thanks to a slight drying and resulting 20-30% loss of water. The label recalls the ancient cultural tradition of the “taranta” in Salento, rediscovered in recent years: a stylised jewel-like spider on a black background. The symbolism of the spider, the “taranta”, is important. Its bite triggers the need for dancing, music, and colors, with a cathartic effect. Austere bouquet of fruit preserve, marasca cherry, and prune and developed notes of vanilla and cloves 100% Primitivo