Full Review

Don Rodolfo

Don Rodolfo
NV Extra Brut Sparkling Wine, Mendoza

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chicken Game

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: Argentina
Alcohol: 12% RS: 0.90%
Green Practices
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$12

Don Rodolfo
NV Extra Brut Sparkling Wine, Mendoza

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chicken Game

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: Argentina
Alcohol: 12% RS: 0.90%
Yellow straw color. Earthy, funky aromas and flavors of pineapple yogurt, damp mossy earth, brie cheese rind, and bee pollen with a supple, crisp, spritzy, dryish light-to-medium body and a fast finish with notes of kiwi and cantaloupe, wintermint, and grass with no oak flavor. A funky, earthy bubbly for cheeses and gamey appetizers.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively, Fruity, New World & Savory
Aroma Aroma: pineapple yogurt, damp mossy earth, brie cheese rind, and bee pollen
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of kiwi and cantaloupe, wintermint, and grass
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Escargot, Brillat Savarin, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A funky, earthy bubbly for cheeses and gamey appetizers.

The Importer

Cabernet Corporation

The Importer
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Novato, CA 94949
USA
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