— A haiku —
Grill char, alpine fruit
Acid threads the salmon's fat
Mountains meet the sea
A mountain red with grilled salmon. Trust me.
The 2022 Ottin Torrette Superiore comes from the Alps. It's made from Petit Rouge, a grape that grows almost nowhere else. Cranberry. Dried violets. Bracing acid. A clean, faintly bitter finish.
Grill the salmon. Let the skin char.
The char meets the wine's red fruit. The acid cuts the fat. The fish stays rich. The wine keeps it honest.
Light red, oily fish. It shouldn't work. It does.
Todd B. Alexander
Nearly four decades in Italian wine, and still translating it for the rest of us. Founder of Vendemmia and The Italian Wine Report.
