1

Lithe


A Tasting Word. Adjective = Graceful, Smooth, Fluid. 

« Back to Wine Words Index

A Tasting Word. Adjective = Graceful, Smooth, Fluid. 

« Back to Wine Words Index

Feeling Thirsty?

Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva 2013

Nebbiolo | Piedmont, Barbaresco

🍇RABAJÀ RABAJÀ RABAJÀ 🇮🇹 All savoury and stocky, lots of black tea and supple woody herbs. Impressive tannins even long plush mouthfeel. A layer of slatey tannins of supreme quality sit in harmony with the equally long and even core of fruit. There’s a lot going on, still opening in the glass and building nicely. The perfume and fruit on show now! Impressive P.1.S.S. Flavour linger for ages. Seriously good vino. A little hint of truffle building into the mix. Pops of fennel and
$270
$260ea in any 3+
$250ea in any 6+
Great intensity and transparency! Power and grace. Excellent acid and flavour profile. Long, tight, brooding. Waiting to explode. Sophistaction and restraint. Layered and complex with a hint of flint. A very good energy and freshness. Line and length. Youthful and estery at the moment. Will require patience. The 2020er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese offers a superbly spicy, herbal, and refreshing nose of rosemary, vineyard peach, almond cream, white flowers, mint, and cassis. The w
$119
$114ea in any 3+
$109ea in any 6+

Girolamo Russo ‘a Rina Etna Rosso 2021

Red Blend | Sicily, Etna

With fruit sourced from the Contradas of San Lorenzo, Feudo and Calderara Sottana there is some serious pedigree to the vineyards and it shows in the wine! This is the entry-level red from Girolamo Russo. Made with Nerello Mascalese and about 10% Nerello Cappuccio blended from various vineyard sites, the 2021 Etna Rosso 'a Rina offers terrific value with wild berry, blue flower and crushed stone over an elegant mouthfeel. The emphasis is on freshness and balance. Monica Larner, The Wine Advoc
$67
$64ea in any 3+
$61ea in any 6+
DRY
"The 2019er Riesling vom blauen Schiefer, as it is referred to on the main part of the label, comes from early pickings in the blue-slate sector (Fahrlay) of the Pündericher Marienburg. It offers a gorgeously floral and subtle bouquet quickly joined by mirabelle, vineyard peach, herbs, passion fruit, and smoke. The wine is gorgeously animating on the precise and zest-infused palate and leaves a feel of orchard fruits and herbal elements in the beautifully tart finish. The after-taste is all abo
$100
$95ea in any 3+
$90ea in any 6+