Coutandin Pinerolese Ramìe

What a welcome surprise, a treat, even. Just what winos on a warm evening in Colorado call for when food and palates have turned from whites to reds. Medium-bodied, extremely fresh and floral, with a good measures of acids and silent but focused tannins. Imagine if a really good Dolcetto was successfully blended with Barbera, then just a splash of Bardolino added to keep it all very light and fresh, that would approximate this wine. If that description doesn't work, …

This had an elegant and somewhat reticent bouquet of floral, raspberry, mineral and herb aromas. The palate was fresh, medium bodied and acidic with flavors that followed the nose.

I had this with a cheese plate on 5/25/13. It had a fragrant, nuanced and elegant bouquet of floral, raspberry, mineral and herbal aromas. The palate was fresh, medium bodied and acidic with flavors that followed the nose.

nice ruby color; very pleasant floral nose

Even better than previous bottle. This bottle was superb. The wine soared from the glass with glorious pure fruit and impeccable balance. The wine kept evolving in the glass and the palate and finish were elegant. A wine with soul!

You think you know your ABC's? Ha, I say, double ha! Try this blend on for size Mr. Smarty Pants: avana, avarengo, barbera, bequet, chatus. Got a sinking feeling we're not in Kansas, anymore? Now throw in mountainous terrain near the Italian-French border SW of Torino, so steep the crazy proprietor had to build a small monorail to get up and down to reach the grapes, tiny unmanipulated production, and you can see why I had to create a new …

Nice wine. Reminiscent of a Primofiore without any back palate sweetness. Nice balance and purity of fruit.