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Ortrugo DOC

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Ortrugo is a native Piacenza white whose name means 'the other grape', which tells you how it was once regarded. Today it's the region's everyday fizzy white: pale straw, green apple, white flowers, a hint of almond, light body, crisp acid and a faint bitterness on the finish. It's meant to be drunk within a year with fried food and salumi. Not profound, but honest and pleasant.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Lusenti

    Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini Frizzante

    Organic, lightly cloudy, bottle-refermented; green apple, chamomile, dry and low in alcohol.

    $15 to $20Wine-Searcher
  • Torre Fornello

    Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini Frizzante

    Clean Charmat-style version; pear, citrus and a soft mousse.

    $14 to $18Wine-Searcher
  • Il Poggiarello

    Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini Frizzante

    Val Nure estate; lemon, white flowers, bitter-almond finish.

    $14 to $18Wine-Searcher