Name: Tenuta le Velette
Variety: 30% Trebbiano, 30% Grechetto, 20% Malvasia, 15% Verdello, and 5% Drupeggio
Region: Orvieto
Country: Italy
Year: 2011
Price: Regular-$18 Sale-$9.95
Shop/wine critic/winery review: "The Berganorio Orvieto is a subtle wine with a bright palate. It shows white flowers on the nose and light citrus notes in the mouth. Its neutral character means it can accompany a wide range of foods. A blend of 30% Trebbiano, 30% Grechetto, 20% Malvasia, 15% Verdello, and 5% Drupeggio. The estate has 103 hectares on the hill opposite the hill town of Orvieto. 88 Points." i-winereview
My Review: I loved the aromatics of this wine so so much! It was like a salted caramel pretzel mix with a very subtle buttery sugar smell. That's so far from what the review said about white flowers, but it is what it is. The taste of this wine was also pretty powerful and bitter in a not so zingy way. It was very acidic, but not what I would call sharp. More like bitter. It was a bit spicy like a mixture of cloves and cinnamon stick and had a bit of heat on the back end. Loved the smell, the taste wasn't really for me, so I probably wouldn't purchase this wine in the future.
This wine was tasted at the Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, Virginia without food.
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