Col de Bacche Morellino di Scansano

Don't you love it when you read wine reviews that go something like "Sensual hints of backwater floral mud with distinct undertones of 100-year old California cedar brush". Lucky for our readers and clients, we at The Roman Wine Co. are just not that silly. What is a good way to describe wine? One way to describe a wine is to discuss its ideal pairing mates, meaning, the foods that it goes well with. This is the best way to discuss Col di Bacche's Morellino di Scansano. In fact, the land where it hails from, Scansano, a small village in the Tuscan Maremma, an area of Italy known for a large population of wild boar. As urban dwellers, we do not have easy access to these fine meats, nor the means to cook them. Therefore, we settled for spiedini alla brace. Spiedini is basically, "meat on a stick", the tastiest parts of 3 or 4 different animals stuck on a large skewer, separated by hunks of green pepper and olive. Not having a brace, or grill, we had to settle for an pan and an oven cranked up to 225 degrees C. The spedini came out quite good, nonetheless. The Morellino di Scansano is a lighter red which happens to go very well with rich, tasty food. In fact, I'd almost go as far as to say that it requires this type of food, as the strong flavours of the meats brought out the true character of the Morellino.

Available for purchase on our website for €13.90