This wine is composed of 70% Catarratto and 30% Chardonnay. I've never
heard of Catarratto (though "catarro" is Spanish for a cold). I tried
it at the store; my notes said it had chardonnay on the nose, and pinot
grigio on the palate. I tried it with some grilled swordfish, recalling
that at a restaurant that used to be, I often have pinot grigio to go
with their swordfish. (Their wine selection was a bit limited)

Well, it didn't here. The swordfish has a nice sweetness but this wine
has a dry acidic finish in back (the "pinot grigio" note) which did not
go well with it. The half bottle I had left I put in a half-bottle and
corked it for later, with almost no air in the ullage.

Today, a month and a half later, I'm happy to say the wine held up fine
in the fridge. I tried it with crabcakes (and yams and spinach), with
the same result. Again the crab meat has a sweetness to it that just
does not abide the harsh finish of this wine.

The notes for this wine (given to me at the store where it was a wine
club selection) said "This is an excellent match for fish and
shellfish". Well, I'm going to have a word with the winemonger about that.

As the last of the glass was disappearing, my wife suggested I try it
with anchovies - there were anchovies in the salad.

Ding! Perfect match. The wine is downright mellow with anchovies and
mustard vinigarette dressing. The last quarter bottle will be saved for
when we have pasta with asparagus and mustard-anchovy sauce. (I have it
in a split, also corked with almost no air).

Jose
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