Then swirl the bottle to get the most out of the savory sediment. Now the wine has acquired an earthy, bruised apple savoriness, plus something like ginger beer and birch wood. Fully dry and somewhat soft, it’s reminiscent of Bosc pear flesh and skin, dried ginger, acacia honey. It’s evocative, like most Tocai, of autumn leaves, of senescence, but the spritzy gas and a parting bite of apple-y acidity enliven it.
Pair with light autumnal cuisine.
2017 Broc Cellars Tocai Friulano Amore Bianco Mendocino County
12% abv | $25; sold out | 125 cases made
What a nice description. Can you clarify white tree fruits, perhaps an example?
Hi Lynn, sorry to be glib. When I say “white tree fruits” I mean apple, pear, quince — that mellow, orchard-fruit flavor of the pale-flesh pomes.
Thanks for reading,
Meg