Tamburino Sardo, Custoza Superiore DOC (Veneto, Italy) 2018

 The wines from the lake district between Milan and Venice deserve to be more widely distributed and highly regarded, as bottlings like this demonstrate.  Fully mature but definitely not past its peak, this shows golden color and medium-plus body, ripe stone fruit aromas, and enough acidity to ride along with the rich-seeming fruit through an impressively long finish.  Full flavors make this a great choice for roasted chicken or grilled whole fish.  Made from Trebbiano, Garganega, Bianca Fernanda and Malvasia, this strikes a very nice balance between complexity to retain one’s interest and harmonious deliciousness to enable relaxed sipping or versatile food pairing.