Rocchi Paris

$16.00750ml

Serve a frothy spumante rosso secco with salty, smoky and savory snacks.

Classic with salumi,

but pretty cool with Szechuan tea-smoked duck, too.

Jalisco-style tacos de carnitas also make the cut.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, youthful, black fruits, brambly, floral

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, dry, medium-high acidity, light tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, crushed stones, black cherry, herbaceous

Founded in the late 60's by Orlando Rocchi and subsequently passed to his children, Paris and Sabrina, their 17 acres of Vernaccia Nera (Grenache?) in San Genesio, a tiny DOC created in 2007 for still and sparkling reds, are farmed organically in both sandstone and clay soils, iwhich impart a wonderful mineral and herbaceous quality to their super-cool, tank-fermented sparkler. An absolute must try.