2009 Fiano di Puglia Gazza Ladra. Drunk w/ neighbor over late night burritos. Despite being only halfway through our meal we had polished off the entire bottle. Maybe it was to chilled, the spice from the food or just the fact the work week was finally over, but I have no recollections of the nose. Again, i think we focused to little on the wine towards the beginning, but mid palate a creamy tartness broke through and calmed the heat from our food. The finish was excellent with pear and a cream flavor that hung in there. I had never tried this Italian grape before and in all honesty I had to hit the Internet to make sure that Fiano was actually the varietal. I also learned that Ladra kinda means “hooker” (insert Butthead laugh here)