Heirloom Tomato Dinner and Wine Tasting
Saturday July 29th – Tasting from 4-6pm, Dinner 6:30
@ 458 West, Pittsboro, NC 27312
$89 for tasting and dinner
$19 tasting only (applied to case purchase)
Gazpacho Ayunta Nerello Mascalese Bianco
Local Tomato Salad Gorghi Tondi Rose’ ( 100 % Nerello Mascalese )
Main Course – Pasta al Pomodoro with Roasted Seasonal Vegetables Ayunta Nerello Mascalese
Dessert – Special Secret Tomato Cake!! Gorghi Tondi Palmares Brut Sparkling Grillo
July 29th 4-6pm Wine Tasting
Ayunta
Brilliant Discoveries from Mt. Etna
A name to watch! No major reviews of this estate yet!
Mt. Etna in Sicily is a fascinating and dynamic wine region, home to the Nerello Mascalese grape. Nerello Mascarello combines the elegance of Pinot Noir and the explosive exuberance of Zinandel.
Nerello Mascalese delivers an explosion of red fruit flavors and spice notes of cinnamon and floral dried desert herbs. Finer examples of Nerello Mascalese from Etna in Sicily finish long with tingly acidity, a rustic black volcanic earthy note, and medium weight fine-grained tannins.
2020 Ayunta Rosso Nerello Mascalese
Organic. 100% Nerello Mascalese. Traditional yet easy-going style of red wine, that is once known and called “pista e’mmutta” (Meaning: press it and put in the barrel straight away). Gentle pressing with short marbonic maceration followed by fermentation in a cement vat. Aging in bottles. 500 cs produced
2020 Ayunta Bianco Nerello Mascalese
Organic. 100% Nerello Mascalese. Very unusual still white from Nerello Mascalese – to honor the local tradition to make white as a base for metodo classico wines. The vines are 50-100 year-old on Etna’s volcanic soils. Soft pressing followed by spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and aged in cement tank for 7 months. 500 cs produced.
Vinzas Artas
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Mamoiada, Sardinia
Chateau Rayas / Comando G quality Grenache from Sardinia? Fine and elegant and VERY VERY long and concentrated without being heavy of cloying. Simply put – if you like great Grenache – BUY THIS!
The Wine Advocate hasn’t reviewed these yet – but they have already heaped amazing praise on other wines from winemaker Emiliano Falsini. This is a name to watch. Everything he touches is amazing.
“Emiliano Falsini is a very talented consulting winemaker who works with some of the best estates on Etna, (Tuscany and Sardinia)” – Monica Larner, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Cannonau grape: 100% Cannonau (aka Grenache) – the grape has been in Sardinia for centuries, this is not some recent import or experiment – some scientists give merit to the idea grenache may have originated in Sardinia, with historical records going back to the 14th century.
2019 Vinzas Artas Garaunele
Grape: 100% Cannonau (Grenache), 15.5% abv
Terroir: .5 hectare site of calcareous granite soils, 2,132ft above sea level!
Limited: 1,000 bottle production (hand numbered)
Sites: Garaunele
Winemaking: Destemmed.
Outstanding wine!
2019 Vinzas Artas Sa Lahana
Grape: 100% Cannonau (Grenache), 14.5% abv
Terroir: .35 hectare site of calcareous granite soils, 2,460m above sea level, south facing
Limited: 1,000 bottle production
Sites: Sa Lahana
Winemaking: Destemmed.
2020 Vinzas Artas Nigheddu
Grape: 100% Cannonau (Grenache), 14.5% abv
Terroir: 5 hectares total in calcareous granite soils, 2100-2800m above sea level, various expositions
Limited: 1,300 bottle production
Sites: From 4 sites: “Garaunele” – “Sa Lahana” – “Tarasunele” – “Su Piducru”
Winemaking: Destemmed.
