For Mother’s Day gifting or brunching, we’ve found 10 perfect bottles to treat mom right. —Noa Nichol
Pasqua Lapaccio Salento
Lapaccio has its origin in Italy’s Salento area, the real heart of wine production in Apulia. This area is particularly renowned for the cultivation of the Primitivo grape. The red Primitivo grapes are harvested and immediately pressed at controlled temperature. Fermentation is carried out with maceration on the skins for 12-14 days and daily pumping-over to extract more tannins and anthocyanins at 20-24°C. 50% of the wine is aged in barrique for 30-40 days. The result is a wine with a depth of colour; a warm nose that reveals intense cherry and plum aromas; warm and rich, harmonious on the palate, and ideal for tasty pasta, grilled meats and seasoned cheeses. Serve at 16-18°C.
Pasqua Passionesentimento Rosso Veneto
Here’s a red wine like love and passion. A blend of Corvina and Croatina with a percentage of Merlot, which the drying period renders velvetier still. The grapes are picked by hand and left to dry in wooden crates in the drying loft. There, by means of humidity control and air circulation, the grapes lose around 30% of water content and achieve high sugar concentration. Given that the grapes have differing ageing times, vinification takes place separately in steel tanks; thus the blend is created at the end of this process. PassioneSentimento is aged in oak tonneau barrels for 6 months. The result is a dense and deeply coloured wine, full of concentrated black and red cherry flavour, and hints of leather and spice. The palate has a layered texture, with muscular tannins providing a long finish.
Wakefield Estate Chardonnay 2021
At release, this wine is a pale straw with a slight green hue to the edge. It has delightful aromas of white peach, nectarines and subtle citrus zest, which join hints of cashew and cream. On the palate, fresh flavours of stone fruit combine with cashews and an underlying toastiness from the barrel fermentation to deliver a mouth-filling, enjoyable wine. It has a clean, elegant palate, a zesty acid backbone and long, persistent finish.
Francis Coppola Diamond Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Diamond Collection Cabernet Sauvignon’s complexity is crafted by blending fruit from contrasting soil compositions and climates. The beauty of this wine is that it offers a great deal of dimension while still maintaining supple tannins for immediate drinkability. Scents of cherry, vanilla and toasted oak; flavours of baking spice, caramel and fresh red fruit.
Alois Lageder Porer Pinot Grigio 2020
Farmed according to biodynamic methods of viticulture, this straw-yellow wine with a lovely red shimmer is slightly aromatic, has a pronounced bouquet and tastes fruity (melone, peach) spicy and mineral. It’s rich and quite oppulent, lively, fresh, fruity and dry. Pair is with starters, pâtés and terrines, cold meat, all kinds of fish and seafood, white meat and poultry.
Chateau St. Jean 2022 Chardonnay
This elegant Chardonnay has aromas of spiced pear and exotic mandarin with hints of vanilla and fresh cream. Bold flavors of pear and white nectarine are balanced with rich layered textures, a bright acidity and complemented by a luxurious texture from 100% oak aging. The finish is creamy, long and elegant. This wine pairs perfectly with Asian pear salad, halibut and lemon beurre blanc and toast almond cake.
Pasqua Primitivo Puglia
A wine with a deep red color; a warm nose that reveals intense aromas of plums, red fruit, spicy notes, vanilla, coffee and cocoa. On the palate, it is warm and round, full body and tannins are soft and velvety. And check out the cool label! Ideal with grilled or roasted red meats and seasoned cheeses.
Tormaresca Calafuria
Calafuria is a delicate pale pink color. Fruity, citrusy notes of pink grapefruit, orange blossoms together with delicate hints of jasmine and lime blossoms dominate the nose. The palate is pleasantly fresh with excellent aromatic persistence and a delicate savory note on the finish.
Cupcake Vineyards Prosecco
Crafted to delight the palate, Cupcake Prosecco is a refreshing bubbly with aromas of white peach, honeydew and grapefruit that lead to a toasted brioche finish. This Prosecco begins in the Veneto and Friuli regions of Italy, where the climate is known for producing ideal Glera grapes, the official grape of Prosecco. The wine undergoes a slow, cool fermentation to maintain the grapes delicate aromas, before a secondary fermentation in stainless steel tanks that helps produce a crisp, fruit-forward finish. Pair with mushroom and prosciutto pasta, grilled salmon with mango salsa, or Mother’s Day brunch mimosas.
Austin Hope 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
Dark ruby in color, the 2021 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon expresses aromas of freshly picked black currants, ripe and blackberries, with subtle notes of violets, mocha and dried spices. On the palate, it’s a luscious modern-styled wine layered with an abundance of juicy olallieberry and cherry fruit, while nuances of cedar, clove, nutmeg and vanilla bean round out the long smooth fi nish. Full-bodied and rich, balanced by fresh acidity and integrated, polished tannins.
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