"Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli" - Wines of Sicily
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| Course | Pairing / Description | Wine |
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| Hors D'oeuvres |
Eggplant Caponata
Parmesan Arancini with Mozzarella and Basil Pesto
Varietal Composition: 97% Carricante, 3% Catarratto. Intense straw yellow, with light green reflections. Pleasant hints of exotic fruits, especially of grapefruit and white peach, mark the nose of this wine which shows its true identity on the palate with a pleasant flavor and freshness complemented by an extraordinary minerality and light taste sweetness. James Suckling 93 points, Robert Parker 91 points, Wine Enthusiast 95 points. |
Tornatore Etna Bianco Pietrarizzo 2019
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| Salad Course |
Sicilian Fennel-Orange Salad with Red Onion, Parsley and Kalamata Olives
Varietal Composition: 95% Nerello Mascalese, 5% Nerello Cappuccio Ruby red with faint purple, typical of this variety, which is not very rich in color. Clear hints of red berries, morello cherry, and black cherry on the nose. The taste is characterized by its typical balanced tannins and a surprising fullness, flavor, and persistence. James Suckling 92 points. |
Tornatore Etna Rosso 2019
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| Pasta Course |
Pesto alla Trapanese with Basil, Almonds, Plum Tomatoes, Campanelle Pasta and Garlic Crostini
Varietal Composition: 100% Nerello Mascalese. Ruby red, delicate, and incredibly balanced on the nose, clear hints of red berries, flowers, perfectly integrated to a minerality and evolution worthy of a great wine. Great structure on the mouth with a surprising drinkability and elegance. Wine Spectator 93 points, James Suckling 94 points. |
Tornatore Etna Rosso Pietrarizzo 2019
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| Beef Course |
Falsomagro with Flank Steak, Prosciutto, Fingerling Potatoes and Broccolini
Varietal Composition: 95% Nerello Mascalese, 5% Nerello Cappuccio The estate wine showing the most medium or long-term potential, the Tornatore 2017 Etna Rosso Trimarchisa is Nerello Mascalese with a tiny touch of Nerello Cappuccio. Compared to the classic Etna Rosso from this same estate, this wine is richer and more fleshed out with wild berry, cassis and flinty notes of pencil shavings or campfire ash. The wine is well balanced, and it shows some dark hot-vintage intensity on all sides with dark ripeness, medium textural richness and good length. Some 18 months of oak aging has also added volume to this expression. James Suckling 94 points, Robert Parker 93 points, Wine Enthusiast 91 points. |
Tornatore Etna Rosso Trimarchisa 2017
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| Dessert Course |
Cannoli with Whipped Ricotta and Pistachio Dust
Varietal composition: 100% Carricante The Etna Bianco is born from the skillful vinification of the white grape vines Carricante, cultivated in volcanic soils with a high vocation and arranged in terraces at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level, in the northern slope of the volcano. Straw yellow colored wine with light green shadow that offers mineral notes with menthol scents typical of high wines, green apple with primary aromas characteristic of the variety. James Suckling 91 points, Wine Spectator 91 points. |
Tornatore Etna Bianco 2021
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| Chip Wine |
Varietal Composition: 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio A wine made from a careful selection of indigenous grape varieties of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio from one of the very few parcels at Passopisciaro not covered by the lava flow of 1879. This Cru Vigna Vico, is an elegant wine with an extraordinary complexity. It expresses all of its potential from a unique and ancient terroir, Etna. Made with extremely old vines planted at the end of the 1800s—some of them ungrafted, this wine has aromas of eucalyptus, Mediterranean scrub, blue flower, wet stone and a whiff of French oak. Elegant, savory and focused, the palate offers juicy red cherry, vanilla and licorice alongside fine-grained tannins. It's balanced, with bright acidity. Wine Enthusiast 93 points. |
Tenute Bosco Vico 2015
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