A glass of Refosco!
We are trying to keep Santa happy right up to Christmas by popping corks for the next 12 days. Today we start out with a Refosco from Friuli. A perfect match for Partridge cooked with Pear.
2015 Giorgio Colutta, Refosco $20
From Friuli, this Refosco is intensely favored and wonderfully aromatic, yet not heavy or overwrought, it has dark berry and woodland flavors and aromas of cinnamon and herbs. Bold and powerful it has structured and defined tannins and invigorating acidity. Not fruity and sweet, like far too many New World reds, its bone dry and lengthy.