Passopisciaro Tasting Event
We're hosting a Passopisciaro tasting of all 4 Contrada wines (Chiappemacine, Porcaria, Rampante & Sciaranuova) from 2009 plus his straight Passopisciaro. All of the Contrada wines received at least 93pts from Robert Parker & are highly allocated. This is a rare opportunity to taste some amazing wines from Andrea Franchetti. Space is extremely limited so we will be holding the event on two different dates:
Monday March 19, 6pm
and
Tuesday March 20, 6pm. (This date is allready full)
The cost will be $55/person (excluding tax & tip). This includes two ounces of each of the four Contrada's & a glass of the regular Passopisciaro & light nibbles.
Please RVSP to The Twisted Vine
614-488-6113
thetwistedvine@wowway.com
About Andrea Franchetti and Passopisciaro
Before Etna and its ancient vineyards became a place of pilgrimage and home to a new generation of wine, Andrea Franchetti decided to create an estate on the slopes of the volcano. In 2000 Passopisciaro cellar was founded, in the town of Castiglione di Sicilia, on the northern slope of the Etna at about a thousand meters of altitude, where Andrea Franchetti vinifies grapes from old and very old vines in the area. The first wine produced is Passopisciaro, nerello mascalese with a brilliant ruby colour, elegant perfume and that extraordinary, mineral depth that characterizes the great wines of Etna. A "Burgundian" wine, made with grapes that originate from a botanical ancestor of Pinot Noir. Andrea Franchetti's forward thinking allowed to continue with a high-altitude winemaking in order to reduce dramatically the yields with no risk of overipeness and alcohol excess. In 2008, four other wines are produced that are named Le Contrade dell'Etna: Porcaria, Chiappemacine, Sciaranuova, Rampante. Contradas are Mount Etna's crus, ancient feudal properties that over the years were fractioned but are still well mapped. Andrea Franchetti realized immediately that once the grapes reached the cellar, they produced different wines depending on the district from which they came from. The Contradas are each on a lava flow with different minerals, grain size and altitudes: this led him to vinify each district separately. Today, the wine proves him right, awarding him a prominent place in the excellence of great Etna reds.
