2013 Bellus Frappato "Scopello"

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 88 points

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  8/29/2022 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 88 Points

  Delightful still, this lightweight cherry and strawberry wine is just plain fun! What happened to Frappato in the USA? Store shelves use to be full of various examples and now?? Anyway, serve slightly chilled to emphasize the florals and fruit and enjoy.

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  3/22/2015 - bevetroppo Likes this wine: 88 Points

  From an overtly consumer-friendly negociant of some sort, as far as I can tell. The label lists the flavors (that's not so unusual) but it even has an infographic to point out on a scale of 1-5 useful parameters like acidity, minerality, tannins and even complexity. Ok, why not? It's not going to hurt anyone, although they bury the alcohol in type so small you need a magnifying glass.
  
  The wine is a light translucent red, with an immediately inviting red berry nose-fresh, appealing, and totally not meriting 3.5 Harvey Balls for complexity, although you might find a little herbal essence in the corners. That's fine, it's not what I was looking for anyway. Really attractive on the palate, again, quite light (zero Harvey ball for oak), with a lithe structure, three harvey balls for acidity, and that delicious berry fruit. Fun as an aperitif or summer quaffer, assuming 5" of snow on the first day of spring doesn't preclude summer ever arriving.

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