Birichino Malvasia Bianca Monterey 2010

 

Birichino Malvasia Bianca Monterey 2010 ($18, SKU 880302) Now back to basics: trying to find good value wines in the LDB stores. I went by the 39th & Cambie store three days ago and found an U.S. white wine marked down from $25.95 to $18. The grape was Malvasia Bianca, which I vaguely remembered from my trip to the Napa Valley last year. I opened it with some salad and seafood. It was amazingly aromatic with a strong pleasant floral fragrance. There was medium body and moderate fruitiness on the palate. It was apparently an old grape that originated from Greece and now grown in California. The same wine from Sterling Winery retailed for US$30 and was not as aromatic as the Birichino. Now this was a one time buy at the liquor store and there were only 7 bottles left on the shelves with the U.S. wines as of Sunday afternoon. The SKU does not show up in the liquor store website, so you will have to ask one of the consultants.