Description
Take a look at what our wine club members received recently to see what you can expect each month as a member of the Dancing Ewe Wine Club:
Our May 2021 Wine Club offering
The Montecucco appellation sits just south of Montalcino, in the northern reaches of the Maremma, where it benefits from some of the geology and climate that make Brunello di Montalcino one of Italy’s most prized appellations while costing a fraction as much.
Parmoleto, like most of the wineries we work with, is a family affair. Originally a typical diversified small farm producing pigs, olives, wine, and chickens, over time they expanded the vineyards and established an agriturismo, and Leonardo has shown serious talent as a winemaker. His taste and methods are old school, and his wines have the classic flavor profiles of the famous Super Tuscans that revolutionized the region a few decades ago.
The Carabatto is 100 percent vermentino, a neat balancing act of racy acidity, plentiful fruit — especially citrus, pear, and nectarine — and the elegant minerality that the region is famous for. This is a quaffable aperitivo, or a handsome companion to seafood, pasta, or poultry. If possible, drink this outside on a perfect spring evening.
Sormonno is a blend of sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon, sometimes with a small percentage of syrah added. It’s Leonardo’s version of a Super Tuscan, and as such it delivers layers of fruit, spice, animal, and earth during its long finish. Open it a few hours before dinner, or decant it if you’re feeling fancy, and pair it with meaty fare from the grill or mushroomy pastas.
To accompany this duo, we’re enclosing a wedge of our pecorino stagionato. Shave it thin for a snack with the Carabatto, or grate it into some bucatini all’amatriciana and pop the Sormonno. Also, as a special treat this time around, we’re including a jar of maple syrup made by our dear friend Lukas Longtin. Lukas helps out with our Saturday night dinners, so you may already have met him. This is the real, small-batch artisanal stuff. Enjoy!
Cin cin!
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