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This Week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous

Welcome to this week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous! Each week we compile a list of wines from the Vinous database that you need to add to your wine wish list. With all the various regions, producers, and grapes, no week will be the same! All of the wines listed in this feature are available for purchase on Banquet . This week's must-try wines are from Eric Guido’s article, Tipping the Scales: New Releases from Umbria . Enjoy his notes for this week's must-try below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Fans of big, robust, age-worthy reds and whites should note that producers in Umbria are pushing the quality needle from Montefalco to Orvieto. The region is determined to prove its worth on the international wine scene.” --Eric Guido, Tipping the Scales: New Releases from Umbria, October 2023 1. 2021 Cantina Roccafiore Fiorfiore 2. 2022 Castello della Sala Bramìto della Sala 3. 2021 Castello della Sala 4. 2022 Leonardo Bussoletti Bianco Colle Morello 5. 2019 Paolo Bea Lapideus 6. 2018 Paolo Bea Montefalco Sagrantino Pagliaro

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Pagliaro Montefalco Sagrantino 2018

Delectable Wine
9.5

The 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino Pagliaro is coy in the glass, slowly awakening with a mentholated blend of crushed blackberries, sage and flowery underbrush. It flows across the palate with ease, silky and round with bright red and black fruits underscored by salty mineral tones and exotic spice. This leaves a balsamic flourish through the finale, along with crunchy tannins that create a push and pull of youthful tension as hints of dried cherries slowly taper off. While stepping lightly, the 2018 is nearly sultry in style, tempting the imagination with what further maturity will bring. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
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Cantina Roccafiore

fiorfiore Bianco Roccafiore Umbria IGT Grechetto 2021

Delectable Wine
8.8

The 2021 Fiorfiore, a varietal Grechetto, lifts from the glass with spicy, ginger-tinged crushed apricots and savory herbs. It's softly textured and round, with ripe orchard fruits contrasted by lime hints. It finishes with a slight bitter tinge yet leaves the palate completely refreshed. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
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Paolo Bea

Lapideus Umbria Bianco Trebbiano 2019

Delectable Wine
9.2

The 2019 Lapideus is honeyed with dried peaches and apricots, complemented by spiced blood orange. This is lively and softly textured, soothing the senses with mineral-tinged pit fruits and sweet spices. It finishes with tension, puckering the cheeks as hints of nectarine and liquid stone slowly fade. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
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Marchesi Antinori

Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala Umbria Chardonnay Grechetto 2021

Delectable Wine
9.5

The 2021 Cervaro della Sala comes to life in the glass with crushed stones, oyster shells and damp earth evolving into lemon oil, green apple and hints of chamomile. This is pure elegance, with silky, verging on creamy textures and brilliant acidity. A salty staining of minerality adds tremendous depth to baked apple and spice notes. It finishes crunchy and long with a citrus tinge as touches of custard and nectarine slowly fade. This is a dramatic Cervaro della Sala that possesses amazing balance. It will be fascinating to watch it mature over the coming years. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
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Bussoletti Leonardo

'Colle Murello' Bianco Trebbiano 2022

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2022 Bianco Colle Morello, a varietal Trebbiano Spoletino, lifts from the glass with a spicy blend of shaved lemon rinds, sage and nectarines. It’s silky-smooth yet quickly builds with mineral tension as brisk acidity adds a juicy thrust to its tart orchard fruits. This finishes savory, nearly salty and long with a green apple crunch that keeps me looking back to the glass for more. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
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Marchesi Antinori

Castello della Sala Bramìto Umbria Chardonnay 2022

Delectable Wine
9.2

Rich and savory in the glass, the 2022 Bramìto della Sala slowly opens to show hints of young peach and apricot, crushed rocks and hints of cardamon. This is silky yet lifted in feel with ripe white pit fruits complemented by hints of vanilla bean and lemon custard. The 2022 finishes with admirable length and potency, as a bump of residual acidity maintains a lovely freshness. Bramìto della Sala remains one of the best values in Italian Chardonnay. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
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