Pjazza Regina Valletta Maltese Islands Indikazzjoni Geografika Tipika IGT White 2009 84+ Points

Pjazza Regina Valletta Maltese Islands Indikazzjoni Geografika Tipika IGT White 2009 84+ Points


Clear, bright, straw with lemon yellow rim, medium concentration, low plus viscosity, no evidence of gas or sediment.

Clean, medium intensity with notes of lime, apples and hints of white peach, saline minerality, hints of seaweed, no wood.

Dry, medium acidity, low plus alcohol with new flavours of yellow apples and quince, medium lenght,low complexity, now until 2013.

It was my initiation to Maltese wines, courtesy of Hugo Van Zyl, thank you for bringing the samples over, there is always something to learn.

Malta have been making wines since Phoenician times and really took off around 1530 with the arrival of Knights of St John.

Pjazza Regina was established in 1907, the wines are vinified by award winning winemaker Emmanuel Delicata, sourcing fruit from various micro vineyard of Malta.

No grape or blends were specified in this dry white wine, however considering the rather wide planting this white could be made from indigeneous varieties such as Gennarua and the superior Ghirghentina (May be related to Sicilia's Inzolia)

Served chilled at about 10 degrees celsius with a grilled baby octopus, marinated in garlic, olive oil and capers