Scarpa Freisa Secco 'La Selva di Moirano' Monferrato 2006

Jeremy Parzen gave me this bottle of Scarpa Freisa Secco 'La Selva di Moirano' Monferrato 2006 to review. He is a friend and also works with the winery. Since I had taken my daughter to a Scarpa tasting at a local wine bar last fall, I decided to include her in this tasting. I also thought it would be fun to share how we go over a bottle of wine at family meals. Please excuse any Italian mispronunciations.

Scarpa Freisa Secco 'La Selva di Moirano' Monferrato 2006 - This wine is very complex yet still somewhat youthful with notes of sour cherry, leather, sage, and black olive with a distinct savory element. It is beautifully structured, dry, with fresh acidity, fully resolved, smooth elegant tannins, and a lingering finish. It is very food friendly and quite easy to drink. As my daughter states in the video, "it's elegant with a rustic flair". Highly recommended.

If you are a long time reader of this blog, you may have followed our Mother/Daughter trip to Europe in 2015. We are also featured in the Houston Chronicle this month giving our top wine picks for Mother's Day.

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