Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? You get to hang with your family, friends, and chosen family on a day that involves eating food, drinking wine, watching a game, and then eating some more. It’s a great time to get together, but Thanksgiving dinner can be a difficult meal to pair wines with due to the wide variety of foods and flavors served. This year, we’ll be drinking whites from France, California, and Santorini, and reds from Italy and California.
Michele Chiarlo began producing wine under his own name in 1956 in Piedmont, Italy. Today, his sons Stefano and Alberto cultivate 270 acres across the Langhe, Monferrato, and Gavi areas, and specialize in producing excellent wines from the finest cru sites. They are especially proud to manage 22 acres of vines in the Cerequio cru, one of the most prestigious in Barolo. Michele Chiarlo 2021 Cerequio Barolo has aromas of red and black fruits accented by lifted notes of eucalyptus and fresh mint. It is elegant in the mid palate with flavors of red raspberry, cassis, and red plum.
Excerpt Taken From: Robb Report
Author: Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen
