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E 2017 LA VALENTINA PECORINO
($16)
From their winery in Abruzzo on
Italy’s Adriatic coast, La Valentina’s
Di Properzio brothers produce
some of the country’s best values,
among them this green apple–
scented white from local Pecorino
grapes (nothing to do with the
cheese of the same name).
2017 FORJAS DEL SALNÉS
LEIRANA ALBARIÑO ($33)
Vines between 30 and 90 years
old produce this complex Albariño,
whose grapefruit flavors end on
chalky, oyster shell minerality.
Founded in the mid-2000s,
Forjas del Salnés has quickly
become a superstar in Galician
winemaking.
2017 VIÑA LEYDA SAUVIGNON
BLANC ($15)
The Pacific Ocean lies only eight
miles away from Chile’s Leyda
Valley, and the breeze off the
water keeps temperatures cool.
Sauvignon Blanc grown here
tends to produce crisp wines
with flavors reminiscent of fresh
passion fruit, like this one.
2018 MASCIARELLI VILLA
GEMMA COLLINE TEATINE
BIANCO ($20)
Pecorino and Trebbiano
d’Abruzzo grapes form the
backbone of this floral, melon-y
white, plus a small amount of the
obscure local Cococciola (and a
touch of not-obscure-at-all
Chardonnay).
2017 GRANBAZÁN ETIQUETA
VERDE ($19)
Granbazán, located a little less
than two miles from the Atlantic
in Spain’s Rías Baixas region,
produces some of the region’s
best Albariños. This entry-level
bottling fully captures the lightly
herbal, grapefruit character
of the grape.
2016 ANTOINE-MARIE ARENA
HAUTS DE CARCO PATRIMONIO
($45)
The tiny, mountainous island of
Corsica makes some of the world’s
most striking white wines. Antoine-
Marie Arena, a top name here,
makes his Vermentino savory and
full-bodied, with aromas of vanilla,
oranges, and earth.
