2002 Cala Silente Vermentino

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Okay.... I am just about convinced that all of the Vermentino produced in Italy for export is being shipped directly to the Searsport, Maine area, with possible secondary shipments to NY NY and Santa Monica, Calif.

I went to three good wine/liquor stores in my little quadrant of Milwaukee, and only one store had Vermentino--and only ONE kind of Vermentino! Of course, each store had over 12 kinds of Pinot Grigio....

I bought the only Vermentino option, a 2002 Cala Silente Vermentino. IK's notes profile Vermentino as a largely $10-or-below wine, but this was a bit more costly here. I'd like to know what it sells for elsewhere.

TN:

Amazingly floral on the nose with strong notes of honey, followed up by swoon-worthy flavors of honey and peach framed by clay. This Vermentino is remarkably reminiscent of the Viogniers that I've had (!), and there's even a hint of Albariño, though not as acidic. Paired fabulously with herb-roasted chicken, truffled Yukon Gold potatoes, mesclun with balsamic, and the most beautiful and most flavorful asparagus I've ever purchased and steamed from a supermarket. Who needs dessert after a meal like that? Alc. 12.5%. $16. (Grapes and Grain, Mequon)