This 'Na Vota 2005 Ruche' di Castagnole Monferrato makes my first bottle of wine made from the Ruche' grape, which is an obscure indigenous variety from the Piedmont (Italy of course). 'Na Vota means "Olden Time" and these grapes are from the old times for sure as they are from now ancient hills around the village of Castagnole Monferrato. This bottle was also a birthday gift from my good friend Allen and I've been waiting for the right night to give it a try. The short summation is: A very nice drinking wine. Thanks Al.
Price: Unknown
Color: Dark cherry (thin)
Nose: Blackberry, smoked cherry and vegetal overtones
Taste: The spicy vegetal taste was fun with ripe cherries and a smooth finish. Good acidity lingered a bit in the mouth though overall a very light mouth feel. Definitely worth trying for the exotic grape and since I'm always up for something new.
Note to self: I learned an often mentioned but rarely heeded lesson the hard way with this bottle. Basically, it is common sense to rinse your wine glass well, but sometimes the dishwasher can, well, rinse too quickly. The first glass of this wine tasted like soap, and you could really tell why because of the soap suds on the sides of the glass. Rule #1, always rinse your glass with good clean water about 4 times more than you think you should, finish with filtered water if possible, and dry it most of the way with a clean towel, allowing the last bit to air dry. Then you want to keep them in a place not known for rank odors (which I do). Finally, given the moral of the story first, we of course had to dump the first two glasses of soapy 'Na Vota and promptly wash all our glasses and start over. Sorry Al. But the rest of the bottle was a treat!
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