The Winery: Marchesi Alfieri
The Wine: 2005 La Tota
The Price: $20 at McCarthy and Schiering
Tonight's wine is from Italy. This wine is made from the Barbera grapes, which are the dominant grapes in the region in which this wine is produced. The name La Tota means Young Lady. The wine is thus named because the wine is not aged as long as this winery's other wines and is made to be drinkable early on. The vintner suggests that this wine will age for as long as 5 years.
The wine is fairly dark, and appears much like a Pinot Noir. The wine is not overly fragrant, but does have scents of plums and vanilla, with a slight floral undertone.
This is not a particularly flavorful wine. It is fairly dry and unremarkable. If forced to discern any flavors, I suppose there is a slight plum flavor, but it is overrun by the alcohol taste. It reminds me of a house Chianti like you would get at Buca di Beppo. For $20, I would expect a lot more of a bottle of wine. They call it the Young Lady, but it tastes like it was wrung from the socks of an old man. My recommendation is to pass on this one, and spend your $20 on a wine that is worth the money.
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