A favorite spot for lunch should have two things, in my family’s estimation: great Italian food and great Italian wine. As Denise and I have found on many occasions, Il Buco in Beverly Hills has those bases covered, and throws in fabulous service for a culinary hat trick. It is the one restaurant in Southern California which has never let us down. The food is always perfect and the wines seem to be chosen for their list with great care.
The Murgo estate has been producing wine since 1850. Local varieties are used - in the case of this intense white, 70% Caricante and 30% Cataratto - and the Sicilian location southeast of the Mt. Etna volcano gives the grapes tremendous aromatics and tons of minerality.
There’s a huge mineral-laden nose on this wine and the taste is full and rich, with green apple and pineapple, both trying to escape from underneath a pile of wet rocks. The acidity is razor-sharp and there’s a citrus zest flavor on the brilliant finish.
I had the Murgo with a grilled calamari steak salad, and it tasted great, if you like your flavors intense. The intensity of the wine was actually almost too much for the gentle calamari. With a tuna and anchovie salad, I think this would be just about a perfect match.
The Murgo estate has been producing wine since 1850. Local varieties are used - in the case of this intense white, 70% Caricante and 30% Cataratto - and the Sicilian location southeast of the Mt. Etna volcano gives the grapes tremendous aromatics and tons of minerality.
There’s a huge mineral-laden nose on this wine and the taste is full and rich, with green apple and pineapple, both trying to escape from underneath a pile of wet rocks. The acidity is razor-sharp and there’s a citrus zest flavor on the brilliant finish.
I had the Murgo with a grilled calamari steak salad, and it tasted great, if you like your flavors intense. The intensity of the wine was actually almost too much for the gentle calamari. With a tuna and anchovie salad, I think this would be just about a perfect match.
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