Tasting Wines from Puglia: From Our Glass To ours... Il Frappato, Valle dell'Acate - 2014

$19.99  - Astor Wines & Spirits
Amazing! I could almost leave this review with that one word. Amazing. This is a truly perfect red wine that paired amazingly with a Bolognese sauce with pasta. The nose is spicy and fruity at the same time. The color is like looking through a clear ruby. When mixing a bit of wine and pasta Bolognese in my mouth, my eyes rolled back in delight... a perfect blend combining to make a whole new flavor. Now that's what a pairing should be!

It has a perfect amount of friendly acidity that would pair with both pastas and meat dishes. It's made from a Sicilian Frappato grape that apparently loves growing in the Pugliese sunshine and rocky soils.  It's a little more than we like to pay but well worth it. In fact, this $20 bottle is far better than most $50 bottles we've had. Highly recommended.

--Jerry Finzi

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