Papa Celso Abbona Dogliani 2007 $17
Dolcetto. Very bright black fruit, a bit of tannin. Fun wine with a nice little acid bite. Medium bodied, a little earthy. Quite lovely and a good food wine. Good value.
Rosenblum Contra Costa Appellation Series ZInfandel 2007 $28 restaurant price
I’m a sucker for Contra Costa Zin. I’ve always loved the somewhat earthy, meaty Rhonish flavors of their Zin particularly in the Cline vyd designates. This one, from various old, old vyds, is round and soft. Very plummy, ripe, Asian spice. A bit jammy but not over-ripe. Some of the expected earthiness but this is a little more in the fresh, fruity end of the CC spectrum. Excellent with rare duck with a Zin sauce.
Two very nice and food friendly wines. ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}