Italian or Eastern European wines that have strong jasmine/floral?
I'm searching for wines to try that have a pronounced floral quality, preferably jasmine. Nebbiolo is one of my favorites with its perfume-ish quality and floral scent.
The same question applied to common varieties (PN, SYR, PG, other) here in the States: are there producers that make wines with a jasmine scent?
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Two dry Italian reds from rather obscure varietals come to mind: Lacrima di Morro d'Alba from le Marche and Ruche di Castiglione Monferrato from Piedmont. The first is an explosion of floral perfume; the latter, less so but still for a medium weight dry red fairly heady. There's been some discussion on Chow about both, for leads to producers. It's probably worth considering a good cru Beaujolais like a Chiroubles or Fleurie, or small grower gamays from the Loire, which can be delightful.
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