trebicchieri

trebicchieri in San Francisco.
trebicchieri is a tasting of Italian wines which won high recognition from Gambero Rosso magazine.

Tasting wines from 135 wineries in three hours is an exciting but not easy task.
We (or he) did research and planned which wines were the must, and arrived there early.

Here's some of the wine I remember.

Podere Sapaio from Toscany.
Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 2013
Ripe fruit and smokiness. Very good structure. Great wine.

Piaggia from Toscany.
Carmignano Riserva 2013 was stewed fruit. Carmignano Sasso 2014 was cooked fruit.

Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta from Toscany.
I always liked their Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2012, and I confirmed I really liked it.

Castelfeder from Alto Adige.
A.A. Gewurztraminer Vom Lehm 2015 was creamy and very floral.
A.A. Pinot Bianco Tecum 2014 was just beautiful.

Masi from Veneto.
Gorgeous and complex Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Vaio Armaron Serego Alighieri 2011.
The picture on the screen was how they dried grapes for Amarone.

Elio Grasso from Piedmont.
Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate 2012
Sour cherry, dried rose, cedar. Decent Nebbiolo.

Sandro Fay from Lombardy.
Valtellina Superiore Valgella Ca Morei 2013
Ripe fruit and coffee. It was somehow rustic and delicious.

Arnaldo Caprai from Umbria.
Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano 2011
Ripe and perfumey fruit. Strong tannin but elegant.

Torrevento from Puglia.
Their Primitivo 2013 had dried and decayed fruit...it was like Zinfandel for adult!

Aldo Rainoldi from Lombardy.
Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva 2012 had fresh and decayed fruit and herb. Good tannin.

Vite Colte from Piedmont.
Their Barolo was good, but I really liked Barbaresco Spezie Riserva 2008.

There were more wines to be mentioned but I forgot to take note, forgot to take picture, or they ran out of wines by the time we got there (like Donnafugata!).

Three hours felt so short, but when we left the place, it was already becoming dark.