From: Roero, Piedmont, Italy
Varietal: Brachetto
Tasting Notes: This rare, dry Brachetto is a unique and utterly charming red that opens with intense aromatics, revealing notes of hibiscus, rose, and wild strawberry. It is layered with herbal notes that include fennel and hints of licorice with a foresty undertone. Its brisk acidity provides a refreshing spine, and those wild strawberry flavors ride on gentle tannins, making it both frank and easy to drink. Chillable and approachable, it's a versatile wine with vibrant energy that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.
Pairing: Dry Brachetto wines like this pair well with fish, charcuterie, or other appetizers, and even braises done with chicken or pork. Dishes with an Asian flare work well here, too, but we recommend avoiding curries or dishes with a significant vinegar component. Some specific ideas include pairing this with Bún Kèn (Coconut Fish With Noodles), fried fish with ginger, fish with lemongrass (like the recipe we’re sharing below), Bahn Xeo, chicken negimaki, and this gem from New York Times Cooking, “Chinese roast pork on garlic bread, one of the great New York sandwiches, a taste of the highest peaks of Catskills cuisine: thinly sliced, Cantonese-style char siu married to Italian-American garlic bread beneath a veil of sweet-sticky duck sauce. It’s been around since the 1950s, a favorite of the summertime borscht belt crowd.”
Grilled Whole Fish With Lemongrass, Chiles and Coconut
By Melissa Clark
About. “The Correggia winery continues to set the pace for other wineries in the area, providing topics for discussion and food for thought. This is the way of things ever since the much-mourned Matteo showed just how much potential there was in an apparently marginal area. Today, Ornella and her exceptional staff is a champion of sustainable viticulture. Correggia’s natural approach means working the land in the full awareness of the surrounding environment. It’s another field in which Correggia is leading the way, sensibly and without ostentation.” – Gambero Rosso magazine
When Matteo Correggia took over his father's winery in 1987, the Roero was still unknown - in contrast to the neighboring areas of Barbaresco and Barolo. Roero wines impress with their fruitiness and elegance rather than with power. Correggia was one of the winemakers who helped the entire area achieve today's fame. His wines always have varietal characteristics, straight fruit, and great elegance.
In 2000, the new cellar was inaugurated, and Matteo was considered one of Italy's most skilled winemakers. Then, in June 2001, Matteo died in a tragic accident at work. He left behind two small children and his wife Ornella, who, despite everything, decided to continue running the Azienda. This young, strong woman mastered the multiple responsibilities of housewife, mother, and entrepreneur in an exemplary manner and continued Matteo's work undeterred. Despite all the prophecies of doom, she maintained the quality level, and the wines still shine!
Wine Notes. "The mischievous Brachetto. I remember that as a child I climbed on the chairs of the tasting room, without being seen by my parents in order to reach those big glasses stained of red. They emanated a completely new and charming scent for my little nose. I could smell a delicate rose perfume and I was entranced by its sweetness: it was my first encounter with a glass of Anthos. This is an illusionist wine, floral and sweet to the nose but countered by a dry taste in line with its freshness. This wine shows the illusions of preconceptions, and it fulfils all expectations and surprises at every sip. Its intriguing and fun taste combines perfectly with the spices of Asian cuisine, with fresh fish recipes or with an aperitif on a warm summer evening." –Brigitta Correggia
