Vie di Romans Voos Dai Ciamps
So, the wines are getting cheaper and cheaper and harder and harder to come by. This is the 2001 vintage, another fine Italian vintage but this wine, especially compared to yesterdays, is leaving me a little cold. These Fruili Merlots are all over the place, not settled in a price slot or style so far. The Vie di Romans effort stands out from the “Merlot” character and is the most distinctive wine of Merlot Month, just because it doesn’t contain the normal traits of the grape.
So, Vie di Romans, do you know them? Serious Italian wine fans probably will, a large outfit with a simply shocking family name. Say “Gallo” to any wine snob and the wince will spread across their face (talking of wine snobbery, see the Bottle Shock preview below), but these Gallos are the family that created these vineyards some 30 years ago. The family have a keen interest in the history of the area and their specific terroir and offer more in depth information about their vineyards than any producer I’ve ever seen, click here.
Before I review the wine I’d like to just do a quick catch up. People have been asking where I’ve been, of course I know my absence created a huge void in your life and I don’t have a note from my mother (2nd time I’ve mentioned you in under a month, leave a frickin comment mummy!) but sorry, I spent the weekend at the fabulous Carlton and Grand Canal in Venice (ok, I’m not sorry) it was too hot for anything but Prosecco which I drunk in copious amounts with my travel pal! Lastly, let’s take a look at the trailer for Hollywood blockbuster “Bottle Shock” which premiers this autumn, maybe Bottle Shock is going to be some kind of shot in the arm for Chardonnay, still being stoned alive from the memory of Bridget Jones.
