Bianchi San Juan Vineyards Paso Robles Refosco – 2006 – 9.2 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Refosco is a versatile wine offering many things to many people–dark and brooding yet lively and acidic.  This wine is easy to appreciate first first sip and beyond.  A captivating varietal and Bianchi has bottled another successful Refosco and showing that Refosco also has a home in California.

Red plum, pepper, slight rose petal, cinnamon, abundant acid profile and very dark color.

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Bianchi San Juan Vineyards Paso Robles Refosco – 2005 – 9.4 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

The Refosco grape comes from Italy (Friuli) Slovenia and Croatia and now in Paso Robles.  San Juan Vineyards has 10 acres of Refosco–which may be the largest planting of this varietal in one vineyard in California.  Beyond the usual suspect varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay–this area is a treasury of varietals from Italy, Spain and the Rhone region.  The diversity of varietals is amazing and truly underscores this undiscovered wine country.  The quality of wines are well done from this region.  It is always impressive to see a lesser known varietal being produced in California and I think that this comes from the winery’s principal and / or wine maker and their fundamental beliefs in these compelling varietals.

This wine provides notes of black cherry, blackberry, anise and ground clove, cinnamon and chocolate and finishing with black pepper and Crimini mushroom.

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Conte D’Attimis Refosco Colli Orientali del Friuli – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Notes of blueberry, freshly cut wood, cardamom and dark chocolate.

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