Tasted three of Michele Satta's wines today with him. The first was the Costa Di Giulia, 65% vermentino, 35% sauvignon blanc. Wow! Someone finally figured out that vermitino should be blended with sauvignon blanc (and tell people about it). This wine had great balance and the vermentino was immediately apparent. It started as a classic coastal Italian white, but then came the white flowers and a richness that masks the hint of sweetness, which pings you in the end. A Wine Guy Value.
Then we had the Bolgheri Rosso, 30% cabernet,30% sangiovese, 20% merlot, 10% syrah, 10% teroldego. This is a well-made wine that will accompany any pasta you might be having nicely. Medium in body, with light plum and some orange peel.
Last we tried the Piastraia Bolgheri Rosso. Merlot, cabernet, sangiovese, and syrah are equally represented in this wine. It is classic old world, leathery, earthy (smells and tastes like old shoes, but in that good, promising way), and it needs time before it will show its true colors. I have a glass waiting for me; it promises to show me more. Don't wait up.
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